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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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JYJMQ TIL 2 Things: "Master Putter-Togetherer" is an actual job title...and they put together REALLY expensive, high-quality scissors
8lGZ TIL that the ancient Romans possessed an herb that was so effective at birth control that they harvested it to extinction
BrAnL TIL Katharine Hepburn only went to the Oscars once (despite winning four awards, more than any performer). In 1974, she came straight from her garden to present an award, still wearing a loose black gardening outfit. It had to be spray-painted backstage to hide the mud stains.
lo5a TIL John Lennon intentionally made the lyrics to “I Am a Walrus” make no sense to confuse the students he heard were trying to analyze Beatles songs. After recording the song he said, “Let the fuckers work that one out.”
9YM76 TIL - When your eyes look right, your eardrums bulge to the left, and vice versa. However scientists have discovered that the eardrums move 10 milliseconds BEFORE the eyes do, and they don't know why.