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TIL Jim Davis' (aka the creator of the Garfield comic strip) first wife was allergic to cats

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kBN4 TIL It is a requirement for British tanks to have a kettle onboard for brewing tea.
8eb9P TIL that Norway once knighted a penguin. Sir Nils Olav, a king penguin, serves as the official mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King’s Guard. He has been promoted several times and even inspected the troops!
yKxV TIL Nutella is less nutritious than cake frosting
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loy77 TIL Auto-Tune, introduced in 1997, which uses a proprietary device to measure and alter pitch in vocal and instrumental music recording and performances was named one of the 50 worst inventions by Time magazine.