› added 8 years ago

405

TIL A cat, named Pwditat, approached the family dog Terfel and seemed to sense that he couldn’t see. Using her paws, she coaxed him out of his basket that he had been afraid to leave and led him out into the garden. Today, the unlikely pair is inseparable as she serves as Terfel’s seeing-eye cat.

Read more mnn.com

via reddit.com

8DeK TIL homosexuality was classed as an illness in Sweden until 1979 when a woman called in sick on the basis that she was gay
xJyo TIL African slave ownership was common enough among Native Americans that many slaves were forced to walk the Trail of Tears with their Cherokee masters
PYLMn TIL: A hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane was headed to Switzerland, but had to be intercepted by French/Italian fighter jets because the Swiss Air force doesn't work on nights and weekends.
WkgXY TIL when a woman accidentally dropped her $4000 engagement ring in the cup of a street beggar, he did not sell it and instead returned it to her. In return, the woman raised $190,000 for him.
J116V TIL the 7 year rule for dog aging is incorrect - compared to humans, dogs age faster when young and slower as they age.