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TIL that the average lifespan of an outdoors cat is about 2-5 years, whereas an indoors cat can live up to 15+ years

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Bg75k TIL that some pine trees lose their needles in the fall, just like deciduous trees do. In the northern hemisphere, the Larch is the most common such tree.
rNnPx TIL of Universe 25, an experiment which involved creating a controlled environment Utopia for mice, that ended with abnormal behaviours ultimately leading to the colony's extinction
kOJWB TIL each year NYC Taxicab Drivers pose for a calendar, and the photos are humorous.
LQmDm TIL that a shrimp’s heart is in its head.
QmQX TIL that the Paul Hogan “shrimp on the barbie” TV commercials were very effective. Australia rose from #78 to #1 or #2 on Americans’ list of “dream vacations” after the TV ads began running from 1984 to 1990. They made Hogan famous in the US before ‘Crocodile Dundee’ (1986) made him a film star.