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TIL John Preston claimed that his dog, Harass II, had extraordinary forensics skills like tracking a scent months after the suspect had walked on the ground. At a rate of 300$ per day, he was hired by Florida authorities as an expert witness and helped convict as many as 100 people

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oxNA TIL that Bill Haast, the “Snake Man,” was bitten by poisonous snakes at least 173 times, he injected himself with snake venom everyday for over 60 years, he saved countless lives with his antibody rich blood, and he lived to be 100.
mplM TIL that “Baby Huey” was a 400lbs Chicago soul singer who died at age 26 after releasing a single unsuccessful album. The album later became hugely influential on early hiphop artists, eventually being sampled on hundreds of hiphop tracks over the past 35 years
8ayNb TIL Punxsutawney Phil's accuracy at picking an early spring is lower than random chance. The National Centers for Environmental Information estimate his accuracy at 40%.
96mX TIL Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner eat dinner every night at Carl’s house off of TV stands while watching movies together
NXME8 TIL about the unusual death of a man in Spain in 2021, who died inside the leg of a paper-mache Steosaurus. It was thought the man entered the Stegosaurus to retrieve his phone, and days later was found by a father and son who noticed a smell coming from the statue.