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Apr 12, 2020

TIL: Sylvester Stallone kept the two turtles Cuff and Link from the original Rocky — and they're now 45

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Mar 23, 2020

TIL an African grey parrot named "Nigel," who spoke with a British accent, went missing from his California home. When he was returned 4 yrs later via his microchip to his British-American owner, Nigel was able to speak Spanish & sing bars from the theme of "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly."

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Mar 14, 2020

TIL there was a baboon named Jack who, for nine years, helped a man with two peg legs switch tracks for trains and never once made a mistake.

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Mar 13, 2020

TIL Dalmatians are associated with Fire Fighters because they were originally used as sirens. Dating back to the 1800s, they could keep up with the horse drawn carriages and warn people they are coming as well as scare off anything that would spook the horses.

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Mar 06, 2020

TIL of Dodger, a ginger cat who was discovered by his owner to have been riding the public buses near his home in England, at least once taking a 10 mile round trip. The drivers give him food, he sits on passengers' laps, and drivers know which stop to let him off at.

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Jan 29, 2020

TIL that rabbits do not naturally eat carrots. The belief comes from Bugs Bunny whose love of carrots is a reference to Clark Gable's character in film It Happened One Night who was shown munching on a raw carrot, not because rabbits actually eat carrots

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Jan 13, 2020

TIL: In 2014 Cormorant Village in Minnesota, elected a dog named Duke as their mayor. Duke recieved all 12 votes that years election, and went on to serve four full terms as mayor for the township of 1,039 people. His duties included: "hanging out at the local pub, and keeping the riff-raff out."

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Dec 12, 2019

TIL K9 "Officer Benny", a 2-year-old rescue Labrador Retriever, is Washington state's first wildlife crime detection dog. He is trained to find illegal shipments such as rhino horn, bear gallbladder, shark fin, firearms, spent casings, and elephant ivory.

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Nov 17, 2019

TIL Gaze following is instinctual for many animals—including humans, chimps, dogs, goats, dolphins, and even the red-footed tortoise. Dogs glance back and forth between human and where the human is looking. The behavior, only seen before in humans and chimps, is called check backs or double looking.

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Oct 13, 2019

TIL Pets can be allergic to human especially cats, just like we can be allergic to them.

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Oct 06, 2019

TIL: The hormone, oxytocin, which triggers feelings of unconditional love and protection occurs when parents and children look into each other’s eyes or embrace, this spikes in both human and canine brains, we love our pets in the same way as family members, and dogs return this devoted affection.

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Jul 27, 2019

TIL dogs know when you smile at them

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Jun 11, 2019

TIL that camels eat cactus, they have adapted to harsh desert conditions that require them to eat thorny plants

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May 21, 2019

Today I learned that flat-faced dogs like pugs are so deformed that veterinary students can mistake their x-rays for dogs that have been hit by cars. One vet has publicly stated that their nose is so misshapen that they only get enough oxygen when they're intubated with a breathing tube.

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May 17, 2019

TIL The creator of the labradoodle regrets creating the breed.

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Apr 05, 2019

TIL It's common for Dentists to have aquariums because they reduce stress and anxiety. Aquarium Therapy has been shown to reduce stress, insomnia, and high blood pressure; achieving results that are the same, or better than, hypnosis.

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