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TIL spiked dog collars were originally made to protect dog’s necks when attacked by wolves.

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x6541 Today I learned that all the top 10 countries in the list of Cancer rates by country are occupied by developed countries only.
epdG5 TIL Ye wrote and recorded his first solo single two weeks after his jaw was wired shut from an accident. The mumbled lyrics reflect how difficult it was for him to rap the song.
LQ01P TIL Pope Leo I, Bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 AD until his death in 461 AD singlehandedly persuaded Atilla the Hun to back down from his invasion of Italy.
xVr40 TIL that during WWI (and briefly WWII) the British would shame men into joining the military by recruiting young women to call them cowards on the streets of their hometowns. These women would also pin a white feather on them to symbolize their cowardice.
Oo5BX TIL That honeybees are not native to North America. They were were introduced by European Colonists in 1622.