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TIL that dogs can suffer from narcolepsy, and that eating can be tricky for them because their excitement over food will trigger attacks.

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ANKva TIL in 1998, the FBI sought to extract DNA from the cigarette butts smoked in 1971 by the unidentified airline hijacker known only as D.B. Cooper, but discovered the butts had been destroyed while in the custody of the Las Vegas field office.
Bapx TIL during obscenity trials in the 60s and 70s Supreme Court Justices had a “movie day” where they watched porn together. One justice was near-blind, and another justice would describe the action on screen. “‘By Jove,’ Harlan would exclaim. 'Extraordinary.’”
Br94D TIL: Sylvester Stallone wanted to use "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen as the theme song for Rocky III, but was denied permission. So, "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor was written.
P1W5n TIL for the most part, English witches were hanged while French ones were burned. This posed a riddle for the Channel island of Guernsey when three witches turned up there in 1617. Ultimately, they were hanged according to British law, then burned according to French 🤯
6EQAZ TIL that the poodle is historically a hunting dog, and that its iconic pom-pom haircut is intended to help the dog stay buoyant while retrieving waterfowl.