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TIL A Dog's Nose is Its Fingerprint

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R7Jo1 TIL The Maluku Islands were the world's sole source of nutmeg, cloves, and mace. The islands were occupied by the Portuguese, Dutch, French, English, and Dutch again. During a British occupation spice tree seedlings were stolen and taken to British colonies thus depreciating the islands' value.
J1WLj TIL about a Chinese TV show called “Interviews Before Execution”, which aired from 2006 to 2012, where journalist Ding Yu interviewed convicted murderers just hours before their death sentences, and the program regularly drew up to 40 million viewers in Henan Province
lVr5 TIL in 2011 a 9 yr old dog was hit by a car and injured. The driver’s insurance company considered the dog totaled, and stopped paying for the animals recovery.
eKJL TIL That by the age of 3 a baby will begin to develop an awareness of being either male or female and begin to act accordingly.
7OkX Today I learned that, after an ant colony is well established and has enough resources to spare, winged ants start to emerge.