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TIL, the cairn terrier (Toto) has been proposed as the state dog of Kansas

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1n1W TIL: The only US Army survivor at the Battle of Little Bighorn was a horse named Comanche. He was found severely wounded, but recovered and lived until 1891.
LQgQQ TIL of the estimated 900 deaths in the Grand Canyon, the leading cause of death is from airplane and helicopter crashes. 379 air crash deaths altogether. Falling is the #2.
5YbLr TIL: In some Hispanic cultures their version of the tooth fairy is a rat called "Ratón Pérez" or El Ratón de Los Dientes
MeGZm TIL The first recognized example of a game machine was unveiled by Dr. Edward Uhler Condon at the New York World’s Fair in 1940. The game,based on the ancient mathematical game of Nim, was played by about 50,000 people during the six months it was on display and the computer winning 90% of the games
v1PmK TIL that after the 1946 Italian Republic referendum, all members of the House of Savoy (House of the king of Italy) were required to leave the country and neither they nor their descendants were to set foot in Italy ever again. The provision was repealed in 2002