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Today I Learned there is actually a Christmas disease, it’s a rare form of Haemophilia named after the first known patient

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KOKya TIL that Tara, a tabby cat, won the 2015 SPCA Los Angeles’s annual national 'Hero Dog Award' for tackling a dog attacking a child.
E7g0 TIL that Psychological research shows that roughhousing is important to childhood development. It teaches communications skills, rule negotiation, and how to communicate verbally and non verbally. In reality, children not allowed to horseplay are more likely to be more violent later in life.
ZbaB TIL according to a study done by a cognitive neuroscientist, ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ is the most feel-good song of all time.
16vEX TIL Taco Bell started out as a hot dog stand called Bell's Drive-In in 1948.
j67wQ TIL that when Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers at the beginning of the Civil War, he did not include the states of California or Oregon because the transcontinental railroad hadn't been completed yet.