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TIL of the Buddhist majority republic in Europe, the autonomous Kalmykia region of Russia

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YXbZ TIL That dogs hesitate going out into the rain not because they don’t like getting wet, but because the rain amplifies sound and hurts their sensitive ears.
N47J TIL during the Rugby World Cup final a New Zealand player had his scrotum torn open level a testicle exposed in a tackle that also cost him 4 teeth. He had it replaced back and stitched up by the physio then returned to play only to be knocked out. He has no recollection of the game.
Z8MGR TIL: Gin drinkers of London used to call "Puss", wait for a meow reply, then hold their glasses underneath a wooden cat to illegally obtain their drink.
ZN64 TIL the Romans divided the day into 24 hours. Unlike us, there were always 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. A daylight hour in summer was considerably longer than one in winter.
mDoM TIL that American Spies in the Cold War were caught due to their counterfeit passports being made with better staples.