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TIL that Alexander Graham Bell tried to teach his dog to talk

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y4gp TIL Frog and Toad are gay… And so was the author
9w856 TIL the Peregrine Falcon was saved from extinction when scientists invented copulation hats (commonly known as "fuck hats") to mimic female mating and later collect male semen
69eV7 TIL Harold Russell is the only actor to win two Academy Awards for the same role. Russel lost his hands during the Second World War and played Homer Parrish in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), he was awarded Best Supporting Actor and an honorary Oscar for bringing comfort to disabled veterans.
wLrnJ TIL of a professional Scottish sport of haggis hurling that requires that the haggis be in one piece and edible after landing.
xMM1 TIL: The black panther is not it’s own species but actually refers to any melanistic (black) big cat. This would include black leopards, jaguars, tigers or lions.