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TIL terriers were used as rat catchers and they’re way more effective than cats

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R5jy6 TIL that only 13% of Singaporeans speak their National Language at home
aVx9 TIL That rain can cause cherries to split or mold while ripening, ruining the entire crop. Water collects in the divot where the stem attaches to the cherry. After a rain, cherry growers will hire helicopters to fly low over the cherry trees to dry off the cherries and shake the tree branches.
9YQAm TIL the first Soviet probe sent to Mars' moon Phobos failed due to user error. While the probe was still on its way to Mars, an impatient technician who didn't want to wait for his code to be proofread unintentionally sent a command to the probe to shut down and there was no way to turn it back on.
6EG7 TIL that in 1827, a man bought a boat and filled it with various types of animals; then sailed it over the Niagara Falls.
P1YWZ TIL about Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, an Dutch Button salesman who in 17th Century managed to build an eyeglass 10 times more powerful than the best Microscope of the day and discovered millions of bacteria present in single drop of water He is sometimes knows as father of Microbiology