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TIL The Shiba Inu breed of dogs almost went extinct during World War II

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XEaQE TIL that, after an attack by a predator, the surviving prairie dogs do a celebratory dance.
16BmD TIL on New Year’s Day 1959, Johnny Cash performed a show at San Quentin Prison in front of 5,000 inmates, including 21 year old prisoner Merle Haggard
oobo TIL that KIND, which makes energy bars, relies in part on spreading acts of kindness. Employees are given plastic cards that they can give out if they see random acts of kindess. Kind will then send the samaritan a couple bars as well as another card to pay the kindness forward to someone else.
D19PP TIL of the tomb of Marcus Vergilius Eurysaces. Eurysaces, a baker, who lived in Rome during the 1st century BC built himself a 33-feet tall tomb, sporting intricate designs and extravagant engravings. Eurysaces, though having died a wealthy man had come to Rome as a slave.
KOKN4 TIL there are numerous voluntary animal blood banks scattered across the USA and they offer a variety of species' blood such as canine, feline, llama, ovine, and bovine.