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TIL I learned of the turnspits, dogs bred solely to run in wheels that rotated meat for cooking

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A4kl TIL that Blink 182 released “All the Small Things” because they knew they needed a “really catchy and basic” radio single.
XERyk TIL that the tumbleweed, icon of the American West, is an invasive species, imported in contaminated flaxseed from Russia.
x68yB TIL about Max Mosley, the son of infamous fascist Oswald Mosley who got into competitive racing after learning of its indifference to his background.
YY8v TIL that in c.1730, A french scholar named Louis de Jaucourt spent 20 years writing a six-volume work on anatomy. He sent it to be published in Amsterdam, but the ship carrying the sole manuscript sank.
nNnd TIL Steve Buscemi was a New York City fire fighter from 1980 to 1984. After the events of 9/11, he showed up in NYC to volunteer, working twelve-hour shifts for a week, and digging through rubble with his old comrades looking for missing firefighters.