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TIL Dogs will stare at their owners while they poop because they know they are vulnerable and want you to fend off threats while they do their business.

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VZ8G TIL: In 1911, Wolves attacked a traveling wedding party in Russia, consisting of 120 people. Only 2 survived.
9YVYQ TIL in 2007, the Autralian Goverment spent $84 Million developing and launching an internet porn filter - only for it to be cracked by a 16 year-old student in less than 30 minutes. A second filter was released as a reaction, which was bypassed by the same teenager in 40 minutes.
Eg4oX TIL That the long term leader of East Germany, Erich Honecker, despite being a driving force behind the construction of the Berlin Wall and the order to shoot anyone attempting to flee to the West never served any prison time for his crimes.
WrXo TIL of the Vermont Republic, a country in present-day Vermont that was sovereign for 14 years from 1777 to 1791, longer than the Republic of Texas. As a country, adult slavery was abolished within its boundaries.
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