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Trails of sliding rocks have been observed and studied in various locations beyond Death Valley National Park, including Little Bonnie Claire Playa, in Nevada. Once you are there, beware of any wandering rocks ➡️ w.wiki/EL94

Not-so-fun fact: naturally harvested fruiting bodies often contain high amounts of arsenic and other heavy metals, making them potentially toxic. As a result, their sale has been strictly regulated by China's State Administration for Market Regulation since 2016 ➡️ w.wiki/EUKN

The Jindo dog was researched by Tamezo Mori in February 1937 and registered as the 53rd Natural Treasure of the Government-General of Chōsen in May 1938. It managed to survive Korea under Japanese rule between 1910 and 1945. Loyal and resilient! ➡️ w.wiki/edXu

The practicing of tipping began in Tudor England. By the 17th century, it was expected that overnight guests to private homes would provide sums of money. Soon afterwards, customers began tipping in London coffeehouses and other commercial establishments. Do you follow any tipping etiquette?

Here's a fun fact to almost everyone but our Polish friends: Krzywy Domek means "crooked house" in Polish. Not a helpful fact, but a fun one regardless ➡️ w.wiki/eTrR

Did you know? The term enclothed cognition was coined by Hajo Adam and Adam D. Galinsky, who exhibited the effects of clothing in a 2012 experiment that used white lab coats. So you can say that enclothed cognition is a relatively new psychological phenomenon ➡️ w.wiki/Rtdn

The Guinness World Records recognizes "Tetris" as the most ported video game, having appeared on at least 70 platforms, and the video game with the most distinct versions, approximately 200 officially ➡️ w.wiki/PEv

There is a strong general tendency toward the bouba/kiki effect worldwide. Examples include English-speaking American university students, Tamil speakers in India, speakers of languages with no writing system, young children, infants, and the congenitally blind ➡️ w.wiki/7FtD

"Man fined for damaging his home for art" is one of the many headlines that were written about Thierry Ehrmann and his contemporary art museum. Would you like to pay them a visit in France? ➡️ w.wiki/b9Hv

Did you know? The Wikipedia community maintains an updated list of notable Hail Mary passes from collegiate and professional football in the United States. Knock yourself out!

Those with emetophobia may also experience fears such as not being able to locate a restroom in a timely manner or not having the opportunity to flee from a situation. Do you know anyone facing this unusual phobia? ➡️ w.wiki/dym7

Did you know? Elizabeth Holmes had already reached out to A24 about making a documentary about her prior to Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's attachment ➡️ w.wiki/bSoo

Here is a not-so-fun fact: casual "World of Warcraft" players who had read about the incident would log into their accounts to better understand the pandemic, promptly infecting their characters. For these players, knowledge was truly a curse ➡️ w.wiki/JSG

Did you know? The Wikipedia community maintains an updated list of potentially habitable exoplanets. It is mostly based on estimates of habitability by the Habitable Worlds Catalog (HWC), and data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive. Hey, it's good to have some options ➡️ w.wiki/G2fe

The secretarybird is truly metal! Unlike most birds of prey, the secretarybird is largely terrestrial, hunting its prey on foot. They are known to hunt rodents, frogs, lizards, small tortoises, eggs, and even other birds such as warblers ➡️ w.wiki/7cNq

From the Wikipedia article on Snickers salad: "It has a rather unique texture, being sticky and crunchy. Clumps are known to get stuck in the teeth". Do with that information what you will ➡️ w.wiki/YrpJ

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Explore more lost media ➡️ w.wiki/STbK

Did you know? The first recorded efforts to reach Everest's summit were made by British mountaineers. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary made the first documented ascent of Everest in 1953, using the Southeast Ridge route.