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TIL wiener dogs (dauchschunds) were bred to scent, chase, and flush out badgers.

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788Ox TIL that an FBI informant secretly wore a wire to breakfast with a city official suspected of bribery, and met the suspect at the WTC Marriott. In the middle of getting a confession, the informant ends up making what is believed to be the only uninterrupted audio recording of the Sept. 11 attack.
4XGRN TIL the Washington Monument was the tallest structure in the world upon it's completion in 1884 until it was eclipsed in height by the Eiffel Tower in 1889
VMpjZ TIL kids from the Ho Chunk nation receive $200,000 upon turning 18 and graduating. The money comes from profits from the casinos. Many of the recipients end up blowing the money fast with little to show for it.
b6oQ TIL that actor Kevin Spacey has kept his private life as secret as possible and says “The less you know about me, the easier it is to convince you that I am that character on screen.”
B50e TIL in countries with higher piracy rates like Russia and India, Microsoft prices Office products much cheaper