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TIL: Pokémon Go players walked 8.7 billion km collectively in 2016 – enough to get to the end of the Solar System

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XEpW6 TIL of Stubby, a dog who helped the US forces in WWI, captured a German spy, and was given the rank of sergeant. His unofficial rank of sergeant outranked his owner, Corporal Robert Conroy.
a8YDb TIL sucking in your stomach for years causes Hourglass Syndrome, which can malform your entire rib cage
a8EOZ TIL Katharine Hepburn- the person with the current record Academy Awards for acting (4)- never accepted the Oscars because she didn't believe in the concept, saying her work was its own prize. She did attend the ceremony, once, though, for other reasons.
6jvQ TIL that The U.S.gave up its high-energy physics project in Texas after Congress had yanked funding — after building 15 miles of underground tunnels at a $2 billion cost to the U.S. taxpayers.
dkP8 TIL a lot of shelters won’t allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween, out of fear that they might be sacrificed or tortured during rituals.