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TIL Bomb and Drug sniffing dogs will eventually develop psychological problems if they never find any, and must occasionally be taken on dummy missions to satisfy their ‘prey-drive.’

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ZpMlv TIL that Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, order, harmony and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the time of creation.
EkAV TIL of a plane engine system that will be able to take a person anywhere in the world in four hours. The new system is called SABRE, which is a jet engine that also doubles as a rocket engine. In a commercial plane, 300 passengers will whizz around the world at five times the speed of sound.
8ewyX TIL in 2014 sewol ferry tragedy, the crew was dranking beer while waiting rescue and the captain told students to stay in the ship and abandoning the ship,the tradegy kills over 300 students and the captain and his crew are now in jail.
xlBk TIL Strawberries can be used with Baking Soda to Whiten Teeth.
kJkmB TIL That Mr.Peanut's real name is Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe, is canonically of British decent and has been voiced by RDJ and Bill Hader