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TIL cat burglars across Europe have been know to pump anaesthetic gas into victims residences via the AC unit.

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E1MXX TIL the real mastermind behind the Sook Ching massacre and Bataan Death March got off scot-free by hiding out in and working for China, then returned to Japan and became a member of diet, became a spy for the CIA, and vanished in Vietnam under unknown circumstances never to be seen again
69leX TIL For the purposes for scientific research, bioscience companies can create a "window" to a cow's stomach. They are know as "Fistula Cows"
6EQlQ TIL of The Barnum Effect: a common psychological phenomenon where people give high accuracy ratings to descriptions of their personality that seem tailored to them but are, in fact, vague and general enough to apply to a wide range of people. See astrology, fortune telling etc.
eoRD TIL that in 41 states, parents without high school diplomas or GEDs are permitted to homeschool their children
69X9Z TIL a heat wave in Europe in 2003 killed over 70,000 people.