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TIL about ‘Turnspit dogs’, an extinct breed of small dogs that were trained to evenly roast meat over a fire by turning a spit

by whatilearned January 9, 2022, 5:27 pm

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TIL Electronic Storage Device Detection K9s. These dogs are trained to locate SD cards/flash drives, recording devices, cameras, and other tiny electronic devices. These dogs are particularly helpful during building/room searches of suspected human traffickers & child pornographers.

by whatilearned December 7, 2021, 12:49 am

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I saw an advert selling a trained police dog for £25 in the local paper, saw a bargain and bought it.

by cringeyjokesman November 29, 2021, 12:50 pm

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TIL a hurricane caused Tim Duncan to take up basketball. He grew up in the US Virgin Islands, and trained to be an Olympic swimmer like his big sister… until Hurricane Hugo destroyed the island’s only Olympic pool. He was too afraid of sharks to swim in the ocean, so he tried basketball instead

by whatilearned November 12, 2021, 3:38 pm

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A bot, trained on r/copypasta, made a copypasta

by CopyPastaArchive November 11, 2021, 3:28 pm

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TIL Ed O’Neill has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he trained with Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master Rorion Gracie for 22 years to earn it.

by whatilearned November 8, 2021, 11:36 pm

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TIL goldfish have a memory span of at least three months, can recognize their owners, and can be trained to do tricks. Goldfish can also see ultraviolet in addition to red, green, and blue making them tetrachromats.

by whatilearned November 6, 2021, 3:46 pm

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TIL that medical examiners and coroners determine the cause of death. Medical examiners are medically trained but coroners aren’t required to be medically trained. In many states, you only have to be of legal age and have no felony convictions to be elected coroner.

by whatilearned October 28, 2021, 9:16 pm

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TIL there is a tradition of leaving coins on military veterans’ gravestones. Penny = the grave was visited. Nickel = visitor trained at boot camp with the deceased veteran. Dime = visitor served with the deceased in some capacity. Quarter = visitor was present when the veteran passed away.

by whatilearned October 22, 2021, 4:24 pm

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TIL seizure alert dogs aren’t trained to detect oncoming seizures. They do this naturally and it is still not understood how they do so.

by whatilearned October 11, 2021, 7:07 pm

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I trained, and deployed a model that will tell you whether you’ll find love! My mundane journey will not shock, nor surprise you…

by ProgrammerDude September 20, 2021, 11:27 pm

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TIL that the Queen of the UK trained as a mechanic with the British army during WW2. Queen Elizabeth II started as a junior officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service where she learned car mechanics and truck driving and rose to the rank of junior commander. She was known as mechanic No. 230873.

by whatilearned September 19, 2021, 2:30 pm

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