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TIL being a cop ranks as the 22nd most dangerous job in the US, behind professions like cement mason and crossing guard

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Me9N0 TIL, dogs can laugh. It's a specific kind of panting. If you play this sound to dogs in shelters, it can initiate play and decrease stress levels.
a8b TIL In the late 90s, Saddam Hussein commissioned a Quran to be written in his own blood. Now, Muslim leaders aren’t sure what to do with it–To write the Quran in blood was a sin, but to destroy it would also be a sin.
wormE TIL about the Celeste piano
yLBV TIL that Anna Jarvis, the woman who founded Mother’s Day, tried to get the holiday revoked when companies began to commercialize it for profits.
X0MPD TIL there is a phenomenon called "Phantom Kangaroo" where people report seeing kangaroos, wallabies, and/or their footprints where there is no native population, such as France or the United States