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TIL That spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect dogs throats from wolf attacks.

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1aoxO TIL that an English Earl was once king of Germany
P1M9L TIL that foods such as: cheese, wine, chocolate, and others are technically illegal in Florida. This is because they contain the trace amine tyramine which is considered a schedule I hallucinogen. This is despite tyramine not actually having any hallucinogenic effects and being widespread in foods
j6pYQ TIL a 2013 study found that Vietnamese mothers potty train their children by using a whistling sound at certain times to remind them to eliminate & frequently checking for signs of need. With this process, all children used the potty by 9 months old and at 24 months old, the training was complete.
Br4ke TIL that while mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, because they are descended from once-domesticated horses, they are actually feral horses.
LQQmv TIL Sigmund Freud lived as a tenant in his Vienna apartment for 47 years with his wife, 6 children, and sister in law from 1891 to 1938. It was transformed into the Freud Museum in 1971