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TIL dogs can understand that when we look at them and then stare at something, they should turn their attention to it.

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D1m9D TIL There is a Mayan dollar scam in Mexico where vendors use made up dollars to trick tourists. For instance, a vendor offers a gemstone or carving for $3. You pass him a $10 bill, but he only returns $1 and claims it is 3 Mayan dollars which is equivalent to $9
KOWE9 TIL about Formula E, which is similar to F1 but includes real life speed boost zones akin to Mario Kart, and provides social-media powered speed boosts to drivers
4XypX Til actor Ed Helms had open heart surgery at 14 years old
MRJ0 TIL there is a term for “cousin killing,” just not a single one because Latin has distinct words for paternal and maternal cousins. They would be “patruelicide” and “sobrinicide” respectively.
GAedj TIL that forged carbon fiber composite was the product of a joint research development between both Callaway Golf and Lamborghini.