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TIL that cats have scent glands in their paws. When they kneed their paws into us they are marking their territory.

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MeWQA TIL 3 days after Hitler's suicide, 1 day before Germany's unconditional surrender, the RAF bombed SS Cap Arcona. Over 7000 Jewish concentration camp prisoners lost their lives.
Y6B TIL University of Washington students created an artificial intelligence program to detect “that’s what she said” jokes.
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