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TIL the most expensive coffee is eaten by a type of cat and then pooped out for the best taste

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Broy TIL the atmosphere on Venus is so dense that 4 probes landed softly without parachutes or rockets
jNwWN TIL the Pentagon has worked behind the scenes on over 800 major movies and more than 1,000 TV titles. If there are characters, action or dialogue that the DOD don’t approve of, a film-maker who uses military equipment has to make changes to accommodate the military’s demands.
Meb8A TIL that rats were thought to be carriers of the bubonic plague and that in Sydney, around 200,000 rats were caught to eliminate the disease.
16D54 TIL that during their 1966 world tour, which included the Philippines, The Beatles accidentally snubbed then First Lady Imelda Marcos by missing a palace luncheon sparking public outrage and a hostile send-off. It was so traumatic that the Beatles vowed never to return to the Philippines.
j6rep TIL Rockwall, Texas is named for a rectangular rock wall buried under the city.