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TIL ferrets are illegal to own in California.

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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.
b6Dmj TIL that Margaret Thatcher was opposed to the fall of the Berlin Wall and actively tried to stop it
yQvYa 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.
NXV98 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.
EgWRW 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.