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TIL a dog chewed off owner’s toe and may have saved his life

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QNakk TIL Pluto is no longer a planet not because of its size but because it has "not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.”
VM7PD TIL about "water sandwiches," a Great Depression food consisting of bread soaked in lard and water. It was sometimes served with "bulldog gravy," a mixture of milk, flour, and grease.