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TIL There are seven times as many people of Irish decent living in America, than in Ireland.

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1aK94 TIL about Calcio Storico, a game played only in Florence. It's a mix of soccer, rugby and wrestling played in historical costume. Only three games are played per year, tactics such as head-butting, punching, elbowing, and choking are permitted and there's no such thing as a game without injuries.
J1YZ4 TIL dogs and some other animals have photoreceptors in their eyes activated by magnetic fields, meaning it's possible that these animals have a magnetic sense that is linked to their visual system
9aKp TIL baby hippos will use a crocodile’s spine as a chew toy and won’t be attacked!
LxrZ TIL a “Vomitorium” is a corridor or space that allows people to rapidly exit a stadium.
vP0rr TIL Union Monument in Vanceburg, Kentucky is the only monument honoring Union soldiers south of the Mason-Dixon line that is not in a cemetery