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TIL Nickelodeon has a time capsule that holds important items from 1992 voted on by kids.

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Lpo9 TIL some Canadian police departments issue ‘positive tickets’ thanking citizens for doing something good.
Ar6l TIL that North Korea once attempted to solve its food shortage problems with ostriches. Most of which end up on the plates of the rich and powerful in Pyongyang.
jOwN TIL the Moscow Water Dog is a now-extinct breed of dog that was developed in the Soviet Union after WWII. They were bred to be water rescue dogs, but since they preferred biting drowning people to saving them, the breed was allowed to go extinct.
nylY TIL top level footballers show 10% less brain activity compared to amateurs during competitive matches and scientists have likened it to being on ‘autopilot’.
6A7X TIL some theorize that dogs like squeaky toys because it mimics the sound of their screaming, dying prey.