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TIL Doge’s real name is ‘Kabosu,’ and she was rescued from an animal shelter in 2008. This saved her from being killed, which was the fate of many other unadopted dogs after their puppy mill closed down.

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Oo17R TIL When Sweden won the ice hockey world championships in 1957 in Moscow, the Soviets didn't have the national anthem ready. The Swedish team decided to sing it over the stadium's PA system, but didn't know the words to the anthem, so instead they sang the Swedish drinking song, "Helan går!".
wrpM TIL Chick-fil-A last year began using chicken raised without antibiotics to reduce the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
oBxO7 TIL of the Antarctic Treaty of 1961 which recognizes no sovereign claim of Antarctica, prohibits mining, prohibits military activity & only allows scientific activity on the continent
WVv9 TIL In Sweden BonusPappa is the word for Stepfather. They wanted to be positive.
L5Ep TIL Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were born on the same day in the same year.