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TIL in 2018, Two Raccoons drunk on crab apples cause false rabies scare in West Virginia

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Vg9B TIL the phrase “log in” is derived from entries made in ships’ logs, which are in turn derived from actual logs. [fixed]
ZpY8a TIL Frogs can’t vomit. If it eats something bad, it throw out its entire stomach. This is called full gastric eversion. The frog then wipes the stomach hanging out of its mouth with its front feet to remove any stray bits. Then it packs the whole thing back into its body.
xPB7 TIL that Sergeant Stubby was the only war dog to be promoted to sergeant through combat in WWI. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and even once caught a German spy by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American Soldiers found him
dKwK TIL slavery was nearly abolished in the USA in 1784, but the motion fell short by one vote
GjmQ TIL that when Netflix became aware of the North Korean Netflix “Manbang”, they changed their Twitter bio to read “Manbang knockoff”.