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TIL about the Norwegian Lundehund, one of the world's rarest and oldest dog breeds, which has six toes, extremely flexible joints and was bred specifically to fetch puffin eggs.

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06Dy TIL a man faked mental illness to escape jail, was sent to an asylum and has been trying since to convince doctors he’s sane. He’s been diagnosed a psychopath ‘cause in part, “Faking mental illness to get out of a prison sentence is exactly the kind of manipulative act you’d expect of a psychopath.”
b6PV4 TIL that during WW2 many thought female soldiers in the US Army were prostitutes. The Women's Army Corps provided 150,000 telephone operators, mechanics, bakers, drivers, etc., but civilians and soldiers spread rumors that their purpose was to improve male troops' morale, damaging recruiting.
0dW9N TIL that despite living under Jim Crow, Percy Julian was a doctor who pioneered the drug industry. After he developed the chemical synthesis of hormones like testosterone & progesterone, he became the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
D1dAv TIL that president Andrew Johnson never attended school in his life, and wasn't literate until his 16 year old wife began tutoring him.
VMY6G TIL: White people are only 6.5% of the world’s population