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TIL Scratching a dog’s ears activates major nerve centers and releases pain-killing endorphins. It is also an effective act of bonding between the owner and pet.

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wLNZM TIL of the "Delaware loophole", lowering a corporation's tax liability by shifting income to subsidiaries located in low or no-tax states to avoid including it in income subject to taxation in the taxing state,
XEJ7Q TIL Manute Bol, the tallest man to play in the NBA, and the only one with a confirmed lion kill, is generally recognized as the man who coined the term "My Bad" due to his difficulties speaking English.
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ne0JG TIL early WWII torpedoes were so unreliable that on one patrol, the USS Tinosa fired 15 torpedoes with only 2 exploding. Earlier, the USS Sargo fired 13 torpedoes with zero successes.
0wEdA TIL that actress Jennifer Tilly’s father was of Chinese descent and that her birth name was Jennifer Elizabeth Chan