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TIL 65-85% of white cats with blue eyes are deaf.

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XpZE TIL that there is a species of fungus from the Amazon that feeds on plastic. It can live on plastic alone, and can do so without oxygen, potentially leading to new techniques for bioremediation.
WP89 TIL in 1830 to keep horse-drawn wagons and loiterers out of his alley, John Hollensbury removed the alley by building a tiny 7 foot wide 325 square foot townhouse. The house, located in Old Town Alexandria VA, is commonly referred to as The Spite House.
awBMb TIL that one of the richest Venezuelans alive is Hugo Chavez’s daughter, worth an estimated $4B USD
6ElDZ TIL Casey J Fury, a civillian sandblaster/painter, started a fire onboard nuclear submarine USS Miami, so he could go home early. Several were injured fighting the fire. Fury confessed, and was given a 17 yr prison sentence and $400,000,000 fine. Never repaired, Miami was decommissioned 3/28/2014.
VMmPQ TIL Janine Turner, the actress that played Maggie O'Connell on Northern Exposure, is an active member of the Republican Party