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TIL ferrets are illegal to own in California.
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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.
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TIL that Margaret Thatcher was opposed to the fall of the Berlin Wall and actively tried to stop it
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TIL Robert Leonard the original bassist for the band 'Sha Na Na', after proofreading the band's contracts, realized he had a knack for critically examining language. He returned to school, received his M.A., MPhil, and PhD from Columbia University and now works as a forensic linguist.
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TIL that Cars is one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time. With its first release in 2006, it ranks higher than Hello Kitty, Looney Tunes, Toy Story, Angry Birds, and The Simpsons.
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TIL about Silvesterklaus, a Swiss New Year tradition where costumed figures in "beautiful" or "ugly" outfits, inspired by students of a monastic school, parade and sing on Jan 13 following the Julian calendar.