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TIL that the MRI of dogs’ brains show that they see their owners as family and prioritize the smell of humans over everything

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EgYld TIL the assumption that Harry Potter books have increased literacy among young people is "largely a folk legend." Research found no increase in reading among children and that children who read Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read outside the fantasy and mystery genres.
9Yod6 TIL drawings of battles between knights and snails appear in the margins of many texts from the 13th and 14th centuries. There is no known explanation for the meaning behind this recurring depiction.
Ae0l TIL that the Foo Fighters suspended their 2015 world tour so they could fulfil David Letterman’s wish and play Everlong at the end of the final Letterman episode.
LQrgZ TIL margarine was once marketed as a cheaper and healthier butter alternative, with US manufacturers even pushing to add yellow color to make it look more appetizing. Studies later showed margarine’s hydrogenated oils (trans fats) were worse for heart health than butter’s natural fats.
6EAAQ TIL 60 tonnes of ivory trade per year comes from mammoths frozen between 10,000 and 50,000 years ago.