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TIL Cows are social animals, capable of forming close bonds with each other and when their friends are gone they become stressed.

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ANxvB TIL Fred Figglehorn ( Lucas Cruikshank ) is only 31 years old today.
8vRP TIL Hofstadter’s Law states: “It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter’s Law.”
VBpRZ Today I learned the person that attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975 is not only still alive, but has been out of prison for 16 years.
9wV07 TIL about the 'Sacamantecas' (Spanish for "Fat Extractor"), a bogeyman in Spanish folklore similar to the sack man, based on Manuel Blanco, Spain's first documented serial killer who abducted people to extract their body fat and make soap.
7odb TIL the reason cats and dogs like to lie in the sun is so the oily cholesterol on their skin is converted to vitamin D3. Their thick fur means they lick (while grooming) the oil off it rather than it being absorbed though the skin like in humans.