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TIL Chocolate can be deadly for dogs because it contains theobromine, which they cannot effectively metabolize.

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oR17 TIL that the term “Bus” is short for “Omnibus,” which was actually a reference to “Omnes Omnibus,” which was the name of the hatter shop located next to the first bus station, which was in turn a Latin pun on the name of the owner, Omnès.
R5gkj TIL that the US Air Force has never drafted anyone into service and is the only branch to never use conscripts
jN69n TIL we call letters "uppercase" and "lowercase" because the original printing presses kept letter blocks in literal cases; since small letters were used more often, they kept them in the bottom case for easy access; thus, lowercase (and uppercase) were born.
Eg6JW Today I Learned 4 Ways To Stop Simpin! (I'm going to need it)
k651 TIL that after Michael Jackson’s death, Google was so inundated with “michael jackson” search requests, they believed they were a victim of a DDoS attack, and blocked further searches for 30 minutes