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TIL the average lifetime cost of raising a dog is $23,410

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6gAY TIL that there is a Counterfeit Museum of Paris, where they display the most impressive and accurate knock-offs of popular goods.
8AvX TIL that Queen Elizabeth I regarded herself as a paragon of cleanliness. She declared that she bathed once every month, whether she needed it or not
KO5aR TIL Ruthie Tompson, one of the animators of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Fantasia, and Sleeping Beauty, is still alive. She is 110 years old
1aQYO TIL when US-born giant panda twins arrived in China, they struggled with local food and language. Mei Lun & Mei Huan were confused by "have you eaten up" in Chinese but responded to English "come here". They preferred "Western fast food" biscuits instead of local "wowotou" (steamed corn bread).
PYrgn TIL the drum part in The End isn't an actual solo, as it was accompanied by guitar and tambourine; the instruments were just muted during mixing to make it seem like Ringo was playing a solo.