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TIL Dogs and other animals can have neurological disorders.

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E1xnP TIL Austria has an opt-out organ donor system, in which over 99% of individuals are registered donors. Germany's opt-in system has just 12%.
ANV5x TIL Eminem once turned down a joint tour with Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg that would've been worth $100m (£80.2m) collectively. He said no because the lengthy tour wouldn't allow him to see his daughter Hailie for a long period of time. He said "I just don’t want to go on tour & come back & Hailie's grown"
kJk7E TIL of Mona Parsons, the only Canadian female civilian to be imprisoned by the Nazis. She married a Dutch millionaire and aided downed Allied airmen in WWII till captured in 1941. Sentenced to death, she appealed it and was sentenced to life in prison. She escaped in 1945 and reached Canadian troops
5YbVn TIL that despite stealing $2.2 million dollars and being a convicted felon for being a perpetrator of the largest public school embezzlement in American history, Frank Tassone receives a pension of $173,495 a year for life because New York State does not bar felons from collecting pensions.
j6x4E TIL about Hunger Stones, rocks placed in rivers below a certain depth and meant to be revealed during times of drought and famine. When one is found, it is marked with the current year, some still bearing dates from the 1600s. One found in the Czech Republic in 2018 reads "If you see me, weep"