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TIL that the last game ever released for the PS3 was FIFA 19

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BgbVr TIL the hardest material available to Pacific Island natives on atolls was shark teeth prior to the arrival of outside explorers. Islanders crafted serrated saws by embedding rows of shark teeth into wooden or bone handles, securing them with plant fibers or sinew.
5Ya7p TIL: A dog's nose being wet and cool is a sign of good health is a common misconception. Many dogs can be sick and still have a wet nose, and other dogs can be healthy and still have a dry nose.
XEeM6 TIL that Russia trained dolphins how to kill people with harpoons and to undertake kamikaze strikes against enemies. They then sold them to Iran after running out of dolphin food
VM7PD TIL about "water sandwiches," a Great Depression food consisting of bread soaked in lard and water. It was sometimes served with "bulldog gravy," a mixture of milk, flour, and grease.
x6Nkw TIL that brothers Alfonso and Gonzalo, great-grandsons of Queen Victoria through their mother, Victoria Eugenie, died in almost exactly the same way—a car crash that led to fatal internal bleeding—almost exactly four years apart. They both had hemophilia, a genetic condition.