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TIL That dogs have 2x the neurons of cats

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wL7K7 TIL the official state sport of Maryland is jousting
E1ONx TIL during WW2, Ernest Hemingway led a small Militia in a village outside Paris, and this caused him to be brought up on formal charges for violating the Geneva Convention "because a correspondent is not supposed to lead troops, even if he does it well."
WKWN TIL When a US President eats at a foreign state banquet, his food is actually prepared and served by White House stewards, who call the hosts ahead of time to find out what everyone will be having
ZL9G TIL Richard Nixon ended the draft, founded the EPA and OSHA, signed Title IX, was a proponent of the 26th Amendment, dedicated $100 million to the War on Cancer project, and became the first American President to give Native Americans the right to tribal self-determination.
nWa6G TIL that after finishing season 1 of Gravity Falls, creator Alex Hirsch was so burnt out that he almost considered not doing another one, until Jon Stewart and Pat McHale, creator of Over the Garden Wall, were able to convince him to do so.