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TIL Sheep smell different after they are sheered and do not recognize each other afterward

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nejRP TIL Johnny Cash has a younger brother that was also a country singer-songwriter named Tommy Cash, who released a single called "I Didn't Walk the Line".
9wYvD TIL Jackie Gleason, famous for starring in The Honeymooners, was an accomplished musician. Gleason composed his shows' themes and his album, Music for Lovers Only, holds the record for the longest stay on the Billboard Top Ten Charts at 153 weeks.
ANwpl TIL Zhang Shuhong was a Chinese businessman who committed suicide after toys made at his factory for Fisher-Price (a division of Mattel) were found to contain lead paint
jlev TIL Sewer Socialists got their name from their perpetual boasting about the public sewer system in Milwaukee. They fought to clean up the pollution of the Industrial Revolution, setting up new sanitation systems, city-owned water and power systems, and improving education in Wisconsin.
LQg1r TIL that the Norwegian Forest Cat went nearly extinct during WWII due to cross-breeding with free-ranging domestic cats. Thankfully, the Norwegian Forest Cat Club helped the breed make a comeback by developing an official breeding program.