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TIL Some Chinese police use geese instead of police dogs due to better vision and aggressiveness

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WkDvo TIL Beethoven dedicated his 3rd symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte. Then changed the name to "Eroica" one he heard Napoleon crowned himself emperor
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VBOwp TIL Diatomaceous earth is made from the fossilized remains of tiny, aquatic organisms called diatoms. It is used in pest control to kill insects like bedbugs by absorbing the oils and fats from the insect's exoskeleton
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