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TIL Volkswagen makes ketchup

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Oo7mX TIL that there is a string called an "eruv" encircling most American cities, including almost all of Manhattan, strung from pole to pole. The one in Manhattan costs $100k / year to maintain.
v19VK TIL Many common dog behaviors derive from the wolf predatory sequence(search, stalk, chase, grab, kill, dissect, eat). For example, ripping apart a stuffed animal is dissecting, a herding dogs desire to herd is a fragment of the stalk phase & hounds excel in the search phase
l781A TIL the reason why Wine Coolers dropped in popularity in the USA after the 80s was because in 1991, the US excise tax on wine was raised from $0.17 per gallon to a $1.07, making it uneconomical for Wine Cooler makers to produce at a palatable price for buyers.
6EGyw TIL that a rattlesnakes rattler is made from skin shed during molting. They start with one “button” (which is made of the same material as our fingernails), and add each time it molts.
djLB TIL of Kowloon Walled City – a bygone, ungoverned Chinese city with a population density of over 3 million people per square mile