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TIL Coca-Cola 'invented' Santa Claus for marketing purposes

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49bo TIL evidence of the oldest man/dog relationship is in a French cave. Side-by-side foot and paw prints were discovered. The 26,000 year old tracks were left behind by a young boy and his wolf companion.
w0x8 TIL Oklahoma plans to execute an innocent man in 4 days. Someone else has already confessed to the murder.
V90G TIL some dog breeds experience “snow nose,” a phenomenon that causes dogs to lose pigmentation in their nose during winter due to lack of sunlight. It usually returns to black during summer.
QNLxe TIL the Myers-Briggs has no scientific basis whatsoever.
OGeb4 TIL Samantha Josephson mistakenly entered a wrong vehicle after ordering an Uber and was stabbed over 100 times in the backseat. She couldn't escape the vehicle because her assailant engaged the child lock mechanism for her doors. This incident sparked new laws and procedures to protect passengers.