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TIL during the Gold Rush, two stray dogs who were constantly seen together in downtown San Francisco became local sensations, with newspapers reporting on their activities, and enjoying an exemption from the extermination-on-sight city policy towards strays.

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167RV TIL that the domestic animals of the Faroe Islands are a result of 1200 years of isolated breeding. As a result, many of the islands' domestic animals are found nowhere else in the world.
x6OGB TIL that the urethra is an organ.
5brr TIL Washington Post’s movie critic said Groundhog Day would “never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress.” In 2006, the film was designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress.
d8PVB TIL in Philadelphia, due to long-standing custom, one foot (12 inches) is not actually 12 inches for survey purposes. Each “Survey District” uses a different measure and a “foot” is usually longer than 12 inches.
gM8R8 TIL the people of North Sentinel Island, often described as uncontacted, were visited extensively in the 1990s. They hunt wild pig, their songs contain two notes, and their only form of art is body painting. Researchers compare them to humans 15,000 years ago.