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Today I learned Prairie dogs kiss to recognise each other

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WkgV8 TIL 66% of Russians regret the fall of the Soviet Union. Among the reasons was the loss of feeling like they belonged to a "great power". Only a quarter of those surveyed did not regret the fall of the union.
KYYmE TIL that the Farallon Islands, off the coast of San Francisco, California, has the highest rodent density of any island in the world, with over a thousand mice per acre. Visitors to the islands can, at times, see the ground moving when the mice are burrowing their underground tunnels.
e00Nn TIL that Pyrrhus of Epirus, an ancient Greek General, died while fighting an enemy soldier in the streets of Argos. The soldier's mother, who was watching their battle from a rooftop, threw a tile that hit Pyrrhus in the head and paralyzed him, sealing his fate.
VMjo4 TIL Sports was actually played on the moon, and golf was the first one.
6919l TIL that nearly 9 out 10 Egyptian women aged 15 to 49 have had their clitoris removed as the practice of FGM is still rife in the country