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TIL that one of the reasons dogs like squeakers so much is because it mocks the sound of prey being killed

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YpoYP TIL people keep finding meticulously crafted hollow dodecahedrons throughout Europe dating back to the Roman Empire but historians have no idea what they're supposed to be used for as there's no historical record of them anywhere. Theories range from dice to knitting.
oRpGo TIL the Irish sport of Hurling once had large following in Argentina and South Africa that dropped due the World Wars and the inability to ship out the proper ash wood for the hurls.
x69wg TIL in 1915 tipping was so unpopular that 6 states made it illegal to do so.
webJ TIL that the region of Patagonia in South America originates from the Spanish term “patagón”, roughly translating to ‘giants’, given to natives by Magellan when encountering the local tribe of Tehuelches along the coast. Archaeologists have determined their average male height to have been 6’10”.
6mPJ TIL: In Australia, to encourage third party votes, if the third party candidate doesn’t win, your vote goes towards your second choice.