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TIL Cats cannot taste Sweet! If they go after your ice cream the cat either likes the cool or the fat likely.

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jNXKn TIL wolves were historically a major threat in Europe, responsible for thousands of recorded killings. It is thought that the abundance of corpses due to Plague may have altered their behavior, causing them to actively seek humans as prey up until the 1700s. Hence the trope of the man-eating wolf.
epVAg TIL The longest-ruling contemporary politician in Europe is the current president of Montenegro - Milo Đukanović - who held various positions since the introduction of the multi-party politics in the country 33 years ago. Twice as president, 6 times as prime minister, 30 years as ruling party leader
8gjL TIL of the Bajau People who live in the middle of the sea, rarely go on land, have no nationality, no fixed abode, no money and go spear fishing with no scuba gear, including oxygen tanks
Vag4 TIL Vatican once invited Stephen Hawking to a conference where he had an audience with the Pope. Pope John Paul had trouble understanding Hawking and knelt down beside his wheelchair to hear him better, prompting one scientist to comment that “things certainly have changed since Galileo.”
7rLJL TIL the Hollywood sign used to say Hollywoodland