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TIL that the German Shepherd was officially known as the Alsatian in the UK from after the First World War until 1977 when its name was changed back to German Shepherd

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9gMQ TIL that there’s a part of our brain that consumes more calories than any other and we have no idea where the energy goes.
aEXM TIL that comedian and magician The Amazing Johnathan has been diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and most likely has less than a year to live.
O5aR TIL that in 2009, bourbon distillery Knob Creek completely sold out of their stock. To celebrate this, they ran ads showing an empty bottle with the words “Thanks for nothing.”
p8NWG TIL why many birds have "whiskers" on their faces. The very long and highly sensitive so-called "rictal bristles" around the beaks of most birds are essential in helping maintain the birds' speed and orientation in the air as they fly speedily around small branches or going after prey in a field.
ADeWl TIL many brands of "ice cream" (such as Breyer's and Dreyer's) sold in the US is technically NOT ice cream, but is labeled as a "frozen dairy dessert" as they do not contain an adequate amount of milk fat (10%) to actually be considered true "Ice Cream"