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

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8reP TIL in 2014 Congress spent $120 million on tanks even though the Military repeatedly told them they have no use for them. For the second time.
0v7j TIL Beethoven won a sight reading piano competition by turning his sheet music upside down, playing it, then improvising on one of its themes for thirty minutes. His opponent, Daniel Steibelt, never returned to challenge him again.
EgG6x TIL that due to Woody Harrelson's raw vegan lifestyle, the Twinkies in the movie "Zombieland", in which he plays a character with an affinity for the treat, were replaced with vegan faux-Twinkies made from cornmeal.
9Y8rm TIL psychologists recognise "the need for drama" (NFD) as a personality trait. High NFD individuals agree with statements like, "Sometimes it’s fun to get people riled up”.
gMDOA TIL after the catastrophic Joplin, Missouri tornado, elephants from a nearby postponed circus aided in the relief by pulling vehicles and debris off the road.