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TIL Cows can cough and it can be a symptom of longworm, bovine tuberculosis or many others

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9wZXM TIL about Juliana, a dog that was awarded a Blue Cross medal during WWII. She saved her owner’s life by peeing on an incendiary bomb.
yQpG8 TIL Cheerios dollars are a variety of the 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar coin (only 5,500 minted) with boldy detailed tail feathers on the eagle on the reverse of the coin. They were randomly given as prizes in Cheerios cereal boxes. Today, they typically sell for $5,000-25,000 depending on their grade.
X0jgj TIL that the world’s most successful pirate was a Chinese woman named Ching Shih. Estimated there were 80,000 pirates under her command, ~1,000 large junks (Traditional Chinese ships) and ~800 smaller junks
LkxJp TIL fewer than 10% of legally blind people in the United States can actually read Braille.
dMn9 TIL Portugal has reduced drug related problems by making it a public health concern, rather than a criminal offense