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TIL Cats favorite music is generally Mozart or classical musical songs with a slow-paced melody.

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GbPj TIL a man went to jail for 5 days, lost his job, had his car towed and sold all for trying cashing a chase-issued check at a chase bank
JAKv TIL Microsoft employees continued working through an earthquake in 2001 despite alarms and flashing lights, until they received an on-screen message saying “Alarms going off! Please evacuate the building! Have a Wonderful Day!”
9Yddr TIL that it's illegal in Canada to alarm the queen or to pretend to practice witchcraft (actually practicing witchcraft is ok)
KOrkw In 1965, a Japanese company called Yamasa Clock created a personal-fitness pedometer called the Manpo-kei, which means “10,000 steps meter.” The Japanese character for 10,000 looks almost like a person walking or running, which is likely how the gadget-maker landed on the name—and the number. It’s also an easy goal to remember, especially when accompanied by a sketch of a person who’s literally walking. But that benchmark wasn’t based on any scientific evidence. There's no magic number of steps that can ensure your heart health.
loJVr TIL Mapmakers deliberately put slight mistakes in their maps (fake streets, towns) so they can tell when someone copies them. They are called map traps.