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TIL studies have unsuccessfully tried to kill dogs by overdosing on marijuana.

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P1nGw TIL approximately 59% of US dogs and 61% of cats are overweight or obese.
wojN8 TIL The bumblebee bat is the world’s smallest mammal. Found in Thailand and Myanmar, these bats have an average body length of just over 1 inch. Bumblebee bats are currently considered endangered.
4kK7a TIL: Sweden conducted the Vipeholm experiment on the intellectual disabled in the 1950s, where they fed them a large amount of sweets to see how it affects the formation of cavities. It was sponsored by the sugar industry and dentists. It sound experiment, but deemed unethical years after.
rd TIL: The Rush song “YYZ” is called that because the intro rhythm corresponds to the morse code for the Toronto airport code (YYZ)
KpZ6 TIL- that an octopuses most rigid body parts are its eyes and if it can fit its eye through a hole it can fit its entire body through it