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TIL that Anti-Climb Paint was a thing

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mx04p TIL that street dogs in several cities around the world have learned to efficiently nagivate human traffic, using crosswalks, following street lights, and even using public transport
Wk8vY TIL that the first alphabetical English dictionary was written by schoolteacher Robert Cawdrey in 1604 and the only surviving copy is found at the Bodleian Library in Oxford
x6k1g TIL of Dr. Jochem Hoyer, a German transplantation surgeon who argued in favour of altruistic organ donations. After a colleague criticized him for praising "living donors as long as it is NOT you who has to donate" Hoyer donated a kidney to an unknown stranger to make a quote "very strong statement"
1aokX TIL about a Soviet Air Force lieutenant, Viktor Belenko's defection. He first flew a MiG-25 fighter to Japan in 1976 and gained political asylum in the United States.
beDQ TIL that Benjamin Franklin didn’t patent any of his invention.