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TIL Japan had machines that can type thousands of different letters using just one key

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oBVVR TIL guard geese have been used in place of guard dogs because they have excellent eyesight, are "watchful and inquisitive", and have with strong territorial instincts.
jryN TIL that on this date in 1777, British soldiers ambushed sleeping U.S. soldiers with bayonets, killing or wounding 200. Less than two years later, the American general who was ambushed used the same tactic on the British, killing 94 and capturing nearly 500.
KYQE9 TIL about Titian's Portrait of Cardinal Filippo Archinto (1558). 2 portraits were painted, one normal and one with the cardinal partially obscured behind an almost transparent curtain. The archbishop was appointed to office but was prevented from taking due to politics.
69go7 TIL that humans have trained rats to sniff out land mines in Vietnam.
aw8VJ TIL The Rarámuri people of northwestern Mexico are the world's finest endurance runners. Distances up to 435 miles (700km) without rest are on record, and running 200 miles (320km) or more is commonplace. They do this in rough mountainous terrain in sandals or completely barefoot.