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TIL Guangzhou gets its cat meat from a fringe network of “catnappers” who snatch strays all over the country. Catnappers are paid 10 yuan per head for their catch, allowing them to earn about $30 a night.

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EKQV TIL The band “The Who” were banned for life from all Holiday Inns when Keith Moon started a food fight with a 5-tier cake, once the police arrived he stripped to his underwear, jumped into his car, drove it through a fence and left it in the bottom of the Flint Holiday Inn pool.
NQe1 TIL Vladimir Lenin spoke English with an Irish accent
GAXvJ TIL vasectomy can fail
jjmR TIL Kurt Cobain’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington has a welcome sign that says “Welcome to Aberdeen: Come As You Are”
4kaXJ TIL that Smart in Smartphones, smart-homes, etc, stands for "Self Monitoring And Reporting Technologies"