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TIL That Naturally Occurring Ice Is Technically A Mineral

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gMR49 TIL about the Glirarium, a Roman jar with holes in it, made for keeping and forcing mice to hibernate for a while, which made them fatter before eating them, making them more tasteful
oBmyr TIL that Creme Puff the oldest cat ever recorded with 38 years and 3 days (1967-2005) had an usual diet of, among other things, bacon and eggs, asparagus, broccoli, and coffee with heavy cream
Wk5d4 TIL that even luxurious brands still use cheap labor and animals that are used for their skin and fur live in brutal conditions
7r0Yr TIL China has successfully used snake oil as medicine due to the high levels of Omega-3 in some snakes
6J7l TIL it’s illegal to take photographs of the Eiffel Tower at night.