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TIL Cats and dogs noses are like human fingerprints - they have a unique pattern of ridges and creases!

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OoEOL TIL a Banned Singaporean martial arts film from 1973 was remastered & screened in 2017 & is now on YouTube after 45 years.
kJ1Ee TIL that during the 'leech craze' of the 1800s, leech collectors (who were usually women) would wade into ponds with their skirts raised to attract the leeches to their bare legs. Some used animals—such as horses that were too old to work—instead of their own bodies to catch the leeches
GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
Y77Jx TIL Mercedes-Benz's three-pointed star started out as a symbol that Gottlieb Daimler, the founder of Mercedes' parent company Daimler, marked his house with on a postcard.
BgpdW TIL the earliest Mancala boards date back to 5870 ± 240 BC and were found in the floor of a Neolithic dwelling in Ghazal, Jordan. The origin of Mancala is unknown, but it's one of the oldest games still played today.