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TIL that dog fighting is still legal in some countries, such as Russia, Japan, Honduras, and Albania.

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x6oo1 TIL that when Ireland became independent, the government sought to use the traditional image of the Trinity College harp as its national emblem. However, Guinness trademarked the harp decades before, so the government had to adopt a mirrored image.
MexNB TIL a village in India is addicted to chess after one man taught everyone how to play 50 years ago to stop excessive alcohol use and gambling which has now all declined to almost nothing
jNLAN TIL that blood comes in a rainbow of colors
1NJX TIL that in 1941, more than three million cars were manufactured in the United States. Only 139 more were made during the entire war. Ford turned out one B-24 bomber every 63 minutes for 24 hours a day.
DQ9jJ TIL that lobsters don’t age like most animals, and theoretically, they could live forever if they didn’t die from external causes.