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TIL house cats are an invasive species

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8DGV TIL the Simpson’s couch gag is frequently used by the show’s writers to make the show longer or shorter, depending on the length of the episode itself.
Ol5a TIL people of the Middle Ages widely accepted the Earth was spherical. The notion they thought the world was flat is actually a misconception.
8aDPb TIL that a diet that's consistently high in fat and / or sugar reduces cognitive ability.
kJlE5 TIL the BBC programme "The Black and White Minstrel Show," with white actors performing in blackface, aired for 20 years ending in 1978. Once, in 1967, as an experiment, the network aired a version where black actors performed in whiteface.
epQNE TIL that in 1918, a collision between British HMS Fearless and a K-class submarine started a chain reaction of collisions in two submarine convoys, in which 2 submarines were sunk, 3 damaged, 1 - badly damaged, and 104 lives lost. The incident was named "BATTLE of May Island" to reflect the losses.