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TIL: gliders were used to carry troops in WW2
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TIL of Bear, a "koala detection dog". Wearing special boots to protect his paws from scorched ground, Bear sniffs out koala survivors of Australian bushfires. His previous owners couldn't handle him as he chewed furniture & walls out of boredom, but his need to work made him an ideal detection dog.
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TIL that the large crowd that had gathered for the first execution by guillotine was greatly upset by the "clinical" nature of the device and its swiftness. They wanted a longer execution for more entertainment.
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TIL the word ‘daisy’ comes from the Old English for 'day’s eye’, as a daisy opens its petals during the day and closes them again at night.
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TIL Velcro hates it when you use "Velcro" as an actual word.
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TIL that search and rescue dogs searching for survivors after 9/11 would experienced depression-like symptoms because they couldn’t find survivors, only bodies.