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TIL: A cat’s purr at 26 hertz promotes tissue regeneration and influenced the US space program

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6OZm TIL that Professional Sumo wrestling in Japan has been dominated by Mongolian wrestlers for nearly 20 years.
d8lX8 TIL about the growing North American problem of jumping worms brought in from East Asia. They disturb the soil which then erode easily, dries out quickly, and generally makes poor habitat for many plants
yQgNa TIL that Sir Robert Walpole, who led the government of Great Britain for twenty-one years from 1721 to 1742, was the first British Prime Minister; he is also the longest serving Prime Minister of the country.
e0xBL TIL the film industry relocated from New York to LA to escape from Thomas Edison's patents.
OowJ4 TIL a 2014 study found that comedians scored significantly higher on 4 types of psychotic characteristics compared to a control group of people who had non-creative jobs