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TIL that dogs can use their highly evolved sense of smell to detect the odor signatures of various types of cancer in humans.

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LQDbd TIL Guqin, the ancient Chinese zither, has its own musical notation and 150 handbooks containing over 3,000 pieces of music spanning at least 1,500 years. However today fewer than two thousand people can play it, and it is rarely seen in China
xVwe5 TIL that Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a title which translates to “Ruler of the Universe”.
Z4yv TIL that the UK’s porn filter architect was arrested on child porn offences.
WdxX TIL that Hollywood “tough guy” actor Humphrey Bogart was a male victim of domestic violence. His third wife (Mayo Methot) once stabbed him in the shoulder & threatened him with a pistol at a party.
PYPkV TIL that in 2009 identical twins Hassan and Abbas O. were suspects in a $6.8 million jewelry heist. DNA matching the twins was found but they had to be released citing "we can deduce that at least one of the brothers took part in the crime, but it has not been possible to determine which one."