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TIL that clear coke exits. Everything's gone downhill since.

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epgnL TIL there is a Japanese island where cats outnumber humans. Historically, residents raised silkworms and kept cats to protect them from mice. Over time, the cat population grew, and locals came to believe that feeding cats brings good fortune. The island even features a cat shrine.
k6pW TIL that there is a belief among creationist Christians that Charles Darwin on his deathbed recanted his studies on evolution to the evangelist “Lady Hope”. This of course, never happened and the two never actually ever met.