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TIL - Cats bring home dead animals not out of love, but to try and teach you the hunting skills that you clearly lack

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XExmX TIL that one of the principle decoders of the Mayan written language, Yuri Knorozov, was forbidden from visiting South America during his research and didn't go until 38 years later. He also bears a truly uncanny resemblance to a supervillain.
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