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TIL about a Siberian Husky named Togo, he led his dog team on the 1925 Serum Run (bringing meds to stop a Diptheria epidemic), in -40°C weather. They set the record for longest distance and fastest team to do the run. However a dog named Balto received all the praise, including a statue.

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6EenY TIL about Bill Baxley, elected Atty. Gen. of Alabama at 29 yrs old in 1970. He reopened the 16th St. Church Bombing case and received a threatening letter from Edward R. Fields, Grand Dragon of the KKK. Baxley’s reply was short & sweet: “My response to your letter of Feb. 19, 1976 is - kiss my ass.”
kRgB TIL the family of Ron Goldman (the guy OJ was acquitted of murdering) was awarded the rights to his infamous book “If I Did It” as a result of the civil trial, renamed it “Confessions of a Killer”, then published it.
kmjd TIL: A German town was unknowingly built in a meteorite impact crater, and it’s stone buildings contain thousands of tons of micro-diamonds.
jR4M TIL A popular Reddit post will earn more viewers than CNN gets in an entire week…including primetime.
YKLB TIL “blowjob” used to be “Below job” in Victorian England, but got shortened to “Blow job” over time