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TIL a scientific study showed an audio-book recording of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" performed by actor Michael York induced relaxation among kennel dogs more than classical music and much more than commercially available "dog music"

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neBKY TIL about Renova, a Portuguese paper company specializing in colored, three-ply toilet paper. In addition to selling $3 single rolls and six-packs at $7.60, they also sold a single 24-carat-gold roll for almost $1.4 million.
GmPE TIL: President Ford was saved from assassination by a ‘closeted’ solider who the press outed as gay. Despite this being controversial in 1975, Ford publicly thanked the soldier who was estranged from his parents until Ford so publicly supported him.
VBOop TIL The United States once had a 36-year-old vice president back in 1857. John C. Breckinridge is still the only person under 40 to serve as president or vice president.
4lWN TIL that the woman who invented chocolate chip cookies sold the idea to Nestlé in return for a lifetime supply of chocolate
yVXpV TIL: Freekeh is the same grain as Durum Wheat—the kind used for pasta flour—but harvested when it's green before being processed