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TIL that under the ADA, service dogs must be leashed or tethered at all times, unless the person's disability prevents it, and emotional support dogs are not recognized as service dogs.

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YpwJG TIL of the Canal of the Pharaohs. A canal that linked the Red Sea to the Mediterranean 2,000 years before the Suez was built.
epa8b TIL the London Bridge built in the 1830s, that spanned the River Thames was auctioned off and sold in 1968, was purchased from the City of London for $2,460,000. It was disassemble, shipped across the Atlantic, through the Panama canal, eventually reassembled in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
wolNJ TIL the phrase "Sorry, Charlie" comes from Charlie the Tuna, a StarKist mascot always rejected for having "good taste" instead of tasting good.
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