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TIL that dogs have evolved to participate in the oxytocin loop with us, the gaze-affected hormone responsible for bonding in human relationships, particularly with babies.

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JN7Q TIL that 8.2% of Norwegians eat tacos every single Friday
gMZJA TIL tailgating, or riding someone’s bumper, actually causes traffic jams, slowing everyone down
EgMPX TIL that one of the co-inventors of the trolley problem was Philippa Foot, the granddaughter of the 22nd and 24th President of the United States Grover Cleveland.
1anYD TIL that for over 100 years, Canada forced many Indigenous children to attend Residential schools away from their families years at a time. The quality of instruction was sub-par, many children were physically, sexually, and mentally abused, and at least 4000 children died in the school system.
nelnG TIL that there is a math competition for undergrad students that is so hard that in 2014 the median score was 1/120