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TIL when George Clooney wanted to adopt a new dog, the rescue shelter said it was up to the dog to like Clooney, and if there wasn’t a connection, they would find the dog a different home. To make sure the dog would like him, Clooney rubbed turkey meatballs on his feet. It worked great.

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JYopB TiL there's a "Women Only" village in Kenya, Africa called Umoja Village that was created in 1990 as a safe haven for women escaping violence
VNr4 TIL The fish, Salema Porgy can cause hallucinations when it’s eaten. It was consumed as a recreational drug at the time of the Roman Empire. These hallucinations, described as frightening, will take place a few minutes after eating the fish, the effect of which on the body lasts 36 hours.
ADM0n TIL, that dolphins and whales don't drink sea water. They get water from the food they eat.
94Op TIL When reporters asked astronaut Alan Shepard what he thought about as he sat atop the Redstone rocket, waiting for liftoff, he replied: “The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder”
nAWY TIL United Airlines denied 3.5 billion dollars worth of employee pension