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TIL dogs watch more TV now, thanks to high-def TVs. Old CRT TVs were too blurry for dogs to see, but modern screens allow dogs to see the images as clearly as humans

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rRn81 TIL that early refrigerating systems would use toxic substances like sulphur dioxide, ammonia and methyl chloride as coolants. Methyl chloride was also a gas used during WW1
awDmL TIL William Shatner developed tinnitis after an explosion on the set of 'Star Trek.' He coped with the condition by wearing a white noise device, which diminishes the physiological response to repeated stimuli. He became the official spokesman for tinnitis and talked someone down from suicide.
QPLL TIL Raisin prices are controlled by a cartel that is exempt from antitrust laws.
KkKQ TIL Florida law allows people to smash car windows to save pets from overheating
7VJM TIL That in 2011 when Oprah Winfrey launched OWN, the average prime-time audience was 264,000. The channel’s losses were estimated to be $330 million as of May 2012.