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TIL - apparently there is enough of a problem of court ordered ankle monitors being placed on detachable legs, they have actually created a policy of testing the leg to see if it is real or not before the monitor is put on. This policy is not always followed.

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1aJod TIL in 1986 students at UC Santa Cruz voted to make the school's official mascot the Banana Slug. The chancellor refused to honour the result, instead polling just student-athletes on the question... who also voted overwhelmingly in favour of being the Banana Slugs.
D1vbD TIL helmets weren't required in the NHL until 1979.
A5Po TIL that every ball used in an MLB game is covered in mud that comes from a secret location in New Jersey. A man skims through riverbanks to find the mud, then refines it before it’s applied to balls. It’s called the Lena Blackburne Original Baseball Rubbing Mud
WAd8 TIL People with good social support are less likely to develop mental disorders (such as PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, etc.)
6E7l8 TIL giraffes were thought to be nearly completely silent because their long necks make vocal vibration difficult. However, researchers spent 8 years recording almost 1000 hours of audio at three zoos and discovered that giraffes produce a deep, spooky humming noise, almost like tantric chanting.