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TIL A Chinese man kicked a sleeping Dog out of his parking space and the Dog returned with 4 other Dogs and destroyed his car

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e0vyL TIL the myth of the man-eating piranha was started as part of a spectacle to impress Theodore Roosevelt
jNZ1M TIL there is a temple in India where approximately 25,000 black rats live and are revered.Eating the food that has been nibbled on by the rats is considered to be a 'high honor' and few white rats among the black rats are considered especially holy.
PB4L TIL that rationing in the United Kingdom during WWII actually increased life expectancy in the country, and decreased infant mortality. This was because all people were required to consume a varied diet.
xVm8k TIL A small town called Centralia,PA is completely abandoned because of a coal-seam fire at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2), that ignited on May 27, 1962 and is only speculated to be extinguished in the year 2256.
d7VE TIL that the Times said in 2013 that it does not publish letters from climate change deniers: “Saying ‘there’s no sign humans have caused climate change’ is not stating an opinion, it’s asserting a factual inaccuracy’ that doesn’t belong in our pages.”