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TIL Humans can track scents and can improve with practice

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yVdLX TIL the oldest active BitTorrent file is "The Fanimatrix", a short fan film based on "The Matrix" that was filmed in New Zealand. It was uploaded in September 2003 and can still be downloaded.
7rWmP TIL The term "Boycott" came from the Irish Land War when absentee landlord Captain Charles Boycott was subject to social ostracism in 1880 when he attempted to evict eleven tenants from the land
wLXWP TIL there is an NGO in Bangladesh who sells 10,000 meals daily at only 1 Taka (0.012 USD) per meal instead of giving it for free, so people don't feel like they are begging
69m9Y TIL there is a theory that question mark orignated from the shape of cat's tail when it is inquisitve.
5V1Rr TIL there are blood banks for dogs. Previously, veterinarians would have to rely on their own dogs or those of a client. Some dogs can also be universal donors, just like humans