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TIL of Eugene Bostwick, a retired Texas farmer who kept taking in dogs that people abandoned at the dead-end street near his horse barn; he would feed the dogs & take them to the vet to get spayed & neutered. He built a "dog train" in order to take all his dogs out at the same time with his tractor.

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rNWWW TIL That Najin is one of the two remaining northern white rhinos in the world, protected round-the-clock by armed guards against poachers. Both Najin & Fatu are female, and this makes the subspecies functionally extinct.
M779W TIL: About Vanishing Twin Syndrome (VTS), a Miscarriage in a Multiple Pregnancy (Twins or Triplets), the Tissue of One Embryo Absorbed 'Harmlessly' by the Mother and Other Embryo(s)
Opyg TIL that in May of 1993, a Japanese Doomsday cult situated deep in the Australian Outback reportedly set off some form of an explosion that registered as seismic activity.
YQ7r TIL in 2010, 7-year-old Charlie Simpson made a cycle ride to raise funds for Haiti earthquake victims. He hoped to raise £500 for the Haiti earthquake relief by cycling 5 miles around a local park, but he eventually raised £145,000 after his efforts touched the hearts of people around the world.
R5Ka8 TIL Due to the success of the Three Wolf Moon shirt, the New Hampshire Division of Economic Development made it their "official New Hampshire T-shirt of economic development" and awarded it as a prize for innovation.