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TIL of Carriage dogs; dogs that travelled with carriages in order to protect them from bandits or to drive off crowds in front of early fire engines and would stay with the horses in order to help keep them calm.

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TIL of Synsepalum dulcificum, aka Miracle Fruit or Sweet Berry, due to it possessing miraculin (yes, that's it's real name) a hydrocarbon that binds itself to the user's tongue (specifically the sweet receptors) and makes bitter food taste sweet.

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TIL of Carriage dogs; dogs that travelled with carriages in order to protect them from bandits or to drive off crowds in front of early fire engines and would stay with the horses in order to help keep them calm.	97
TIL of Synsepalum dulcificum, aka Miracle Fruit or Sweet Berry, due to it possessing miraculin (yes, that's it's real name) a hydrocarbon that binds itself to the user's tongue (specifically the sweet receptors) and makes bitter food taste sweet.	7