Today I learned on Nostr: TIL: In the 16th century there was a breed of dog called the "Turnspit" which was ...

TIL: In the 16th century there was a breed of dog called the "Turnspit" which was bred to run in a wheel that turned a roasting spit in kitchen fireplaces.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/05/13/311127237/turnspit-dogs-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-vernepator-cur
#til #todayilearned
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