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TIL scientists are trying to figure out if a dog can tell a person has upset feelings by the way they smell

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X0X7E TIL that the Nazca Lines in Peru, massive geoglyphs created by the ancient Nazca civilization, were made by removing reddish pebbles to reveal the lighter ground beneath. Some of these lines are over 1,200 feet long and can only be fully appreciated from the air.
pYGV4 TIL Frank Sinatra was once trapped in Australia by a country-wide strike, in response to the singer's horrible behavior
XEGN8 TIL a sloth's claws work the opposite way that human hand does. The default position is a tight strong grip, and sloths must exert effort to open them up. This is why sloths don't fall out of trees when they're asleep.
woVBE TIL: The surface layers of the vaginal wall are made of mucosal tissue—similar to the tissue that lines your mouth, nose, and digestive tract.
D1pND TIL the will of P.L. Travers (writer of Mary Poppins) specifically forbid all future American adaptions of her work