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TIL Cats are the only species that domesticated themselves.

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QJyQa TIL the first tree at Rockefeller Center was erected by construction workers in 1931 during the Depression-era. Workers pooled their money to buy the tree and decorated it with tin cans and garland made by their families.
nWag9 TIL that actress Bette Davis became the first female lifeguard for Ogunquit Beach, Maine in 1926.
wLlxY TIL Although there is currently no drug proven to make someone tell the truth, some countries like Russia, Canada, and India use truth serums.
p88re TIL There is a Disney character that is not in any movie or TV show and can only be found in Disney World in Florida. The Orange Bird, a character that came through a partnership with Disney and the Florida Citrus Commission.
1a89X Til stereotypical cavemen hardly existed as very few Stone Age people lived in caves. Most were nomadic hunter gatherers living in temporary shelters such as tents or huts. Caves just have the best preserved artifacts