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TIL There's a sexually transmissible cancer which shows up in all stray dog populations around the world except Chernobyl

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YpN17 TIL banknotes in Scotland are unique. They are one of the only banknotes in the world to be issued by retail banks. Every banknote issued must be backed by an equivalent Bank of England note or Gold. Scottish banknotes are not legal tender.
D1Wdj Today I learned one particular toy army soldier was not depicting a berserk bayoneting but simply crossing a stream.
pYRkb TIL Canadian vocalist Rory Dodd did the voiceover for the original Hungry Hungry Hippos commercial and sang the 'Turn around bright eyes' parts in Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart.
4kgNg TIL that Wat Misaka (b. 1923 - d. 2019), a second-generation Japanese American was the first non-white professional basketball player and the first person of Asian descent to play in the NBA, known back then as the Basketball Association of America (BAA).
R5bn8 TIL that Oscar Wilde's tomb was literally destroyed by kisses. Traditionally, visitors to the tomb would kiss it after applying lipstick, which caused it to weaken over time as cleaning operations to remove the lipstick grease caused the stone to become more porous.