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TIL that some dogs won't eat food while their owners are away due to separation anxiety

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mxmLv TIL Elephants risk their lives to mine a cave in an extinct volcano in Kenya. The rock has 100 times more sodium than what they normally eat, as well as being rich in potassium and calcium. They dig with their tusks, grind it and swallow it. The bones of those who didn't make it line the trail.
dEad TIL: 28 States have banned texting while driving. 22 of them offer traffic updates via twitter.
78n9M TIL that John Surratt, a friend of John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirator in Lincoln's assassination, never faced any criminal or civil repercussions for his actions.
rN9lW TIL that it has been 70 years since an American servicemen has been killed by ordnance fired or dropped by enemy aircraft
7eZx TIL that Louis Armstrong changed his birthday to July 4th, 1900 in order to make himself appear more patriotic to his fans.