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TIL there’s a world surfing championship for dogs

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4kZVo TIL about Charlie Ward, Heisman-winning, 1993 National Champion QB from Florida State, who skipped the NFL to instead play in the NBA for a 12-year career.
JYMmQ TIL a "nail house" is a home whose resident refuses to leave in order to make way for new construction. In China this has lead to some almost sculpture-like creations.
v1G9D TIL that a marine scientist accidentally invented a way to make corrals grow 25-40 times faster, making large scale reef restoration a possibility
QNpa6 TIL that in 1983, a couple in the US state of Georgia were rebuilding the steps of their front porch, and discovered a complete copy of the 1914 American silent film "The Oubliette", still in its original metal cans. The film had been considered lost with no known copies until this discovery.
LjK0 TIL that dogs have only recently been able to watch TV, with the advent of HDTV with their higher framerates. Before that, with CRT’s, it was like watching a strobe light.