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TIL that cat owners are 40% less likely to have a heart attack than other people.

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b919N TIL that The world's largest museum dedicated to an animal - The Crocodile Museum in Aswan. The museum is located in front of the Kom Ombo Temple, which was dedicated to worshiping the god Sobek, which takes the crocodile body.
K1Z9 TIL that the traditional Japanese dish of Tempura was actually introduced to them by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th Century
R7XlQ TIL David Lucas, a producer of the 1976 rock hit "Don't Fear The Reaper", really did want more cowbell, while band members felt he was crazy. In a 2005 interview, the bassist recalled that the cowbell "really pulled the track together".
4dAJ TIL that in 1942, the HMS Porcupine was split in half by a German torpedo. The two sides were salvaged and renamed the HMS Pork and the HMS Pine.
WkxO9 TIL that Dave Grohl did not allow the TV show Glee to use any of Foo Fighters music despite pressure from the shows creator. Dave Grohl stated "F**k that guy for thinking anybody and everybody should want to do Glee."