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TIL the longest Cricket Test match was played over 12 days between England and South Africa and it was eventually abandoned, otherwise the England team would have missed the boat for home.

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BVKy Today I learned that the phrase “First World War” was in use to describe the war from 1914-1918 as early as 1920, 19 years before there was a second world war
lAYG TIL lab tests have shown that cats don’t love you the way dogs do. Tests has shown that a dog releases Oxytocin (love hormone) in their brains at MUCH higher levels when compared to cats. A dog releases upwards to 60% while a cat releases 12%.
R5gN6 TIL that two players on the New York Yankees traded families in 1973, including swapping wives and even their children! Both players simply swapped lives with their teammate.
4XaGX TIL in a traffic stop, Arizona officials seized illegal drugs with a street value of over $1M, then got a search warrant for the driver's property which included a former KFC restaurant. In the KFC floor, they found a hole leading to a 590 ft tunnel where drugs were funneled from the Mexican side.
7r79M TIL The Chinese purchase more U.S. residential real estate than buyers from any other foreign country