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TIL that the oldest dingo fossils in Australia are about 4,000 years old, so dingoes’ ancestors must have reached Australia by boat. Whole-genome studies consistently place dingoes between wolves and wolflike dog breeds.

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Yp1yA TIL in 1979, a woman became ill on Space Mountain and couldn't exit the rollercoaster. While waiting for help, she was accidentally sent on the ride a second time by a different set of employees. She slipped into a coma and died one week later.
PYM1J TIL humans live closer to the time of the T-Rex than the T.rex lived to the time of Stegosaurus
jljX TIL that after Tupac died, his remains were cremated, mixed with weed and smoked by the members of his hip-hop band - Outlawz.
r7jy TIL after being caught by casino owners and prosecuted in court for cheating, the Hyland card counting team was acquitted of all charges after the judge ruled that the players’ conduct was not cheating, but merely the use of intelligent strategy.
8aJAV TIL that starting this May, the Netherlands will no longer refer to itself as "Holland" in international events, seeking to draw tourists to lesser-visited areas as well as to deemphasize drug use and prostitution.