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TIL that the sex of a sea turtle is determined by the temperature of the egg. Below 81.86°F the hatchling will be male, above 87.8°F the hatchling will be female

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ONrg TIL in the 1936 Olympics, promoted by Hitler to prove that whites are superior, Peru beat Austria 4-2 on soccer, even though they had 3 other goals nullified. Later, the Olympic Comitee nullified the match and scheduled a rematch, to be taken under close grounds. Peru withdrew from the Olympics
1da8 TIL that in Japan they have an expression to describe the sudden urge to poop when you’re in a book store
nWV1r TIL: Alexander Green was one of the last hangmen of the Australian prison colonies, having executed 250~ people. He married a convict, and towards his last years became a drunkard and started botching public hangings and the public noticed. He was sent to a mental asylum after he lost his job.
d848 TIL cats may have been domesticated 12,000 years because in the shift from hunter/gatherers to agricultural civ, the influx of mice led to wild cats coming to live near their prey.
mxnDo TIL about a Siberian Husky named Togo, he led his dog team on the 1925 Serum Run (bringing meds to stop a Diptheria epidemic), in -40°C weather. They set the record for longest distance and fastest team to do the run. However a dog named Balto received all the praise, including a statue.