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TIL dogs sneeze to communicate to other dogs that they’re not being aggressive

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p8WGp TIL: The Halifax Explosion - two ships collided in the Halifax Harbor, one of which was carrying munitions, resulting in one of the largest man-made explosions pre-1945. 2,000 killed, 9,000 injured, and nearly all buildings within a half-mile were destroyed
4key6 TIL that the father of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was a vice president at Enron
v1RmB TIL the song 'Die Eier Von Satan' by Tool is just a cookie recipe read very aggressively auf Duetsche.
YQXr TIL that the US Secret Service has an SUV with anti-IED jammers and anti-missile radar in the presidential motorcade. It is believed that if a rocket is detected, infrared smoke grenades are detonated while the president’s driver activates a thermal-imaging driving system to escape.
epW8n TIL that Absinthe is not hallucinogenic as I've been led to believe. Think Kylie, green fairy in Moulin Rouge. This was a lie perpetrated by the wine industry in order to win back their market after a bug decimated the vineyards.