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TIL that the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire in 1969 because it had oil floating on its surface.

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wojeo TIL duck feet have fewer nerves and smaller blood vessels so they don't feel the cold as drastically
R7gAj TIL bomb-sniffing dogs will calmly sit when they smell explosive materials. They will never bark or paw at something they detect
8eyZ4 TIL the 1st US Congress proposed 12 amendments to constitution. 10 were ratified as the Bill of Rights and another was ratified in 1992. The twelfth, The Congressional Apportionment Amendment, is still eligible to be ratified and would increase the House of Representatives to over 1,700 members.
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Oa8L TIL last year the Star Princess, a Princess cruises ship passed by 3 men drifting in a small boat with no motor in the open sea. The captain confirmed he saw the men through his telescope and then did nothing to help. The boat was later found by the Ecuadorean coast guard with only one survivor.