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TIL that ketchup’s popularity and universality is due in part to the fact that it embodies all five distinct tastes: salty, sweet, bitter, sour, and umami

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Z1Jp TIL most Beagles are born with a white tipped tail. That was a trait selected by breeders to make them easier to identify among tall grass and dense vegetation while hunting.
x6KWg TIL shed antler hunting is illegal in many places
VGE8 TIL that Japan and Russia are still technically fighting World War II, a peace treaty having not been signed due to a continuing dispute over a few islands northeast of Japan.
A99n TIL Dogs also wag their tails to spread their natural scent from their anal glands. Each dog has a scent that’s unique to him or her. Often, when we see a dog holding his tail between his legs, he’s frightened and doesn’t want to release his scent. This is his way of flying under the radar.
D17MJ TIL that in 2005 an art collector had Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses play Rock Paper Scissors to decide who got to sell his twenty million dollar collection.