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N74xb TIL On average, cats who are allowed to roam outdoors often don't live to see age five. Cats who are always kept safely indoors can live to be 20 years old (or more)
BQXW TIL pro poker player Tom Dwan started playing online poker with the $50 his dad gave him for his birthday and earned over $5,000,000 by the next 3 4 years.
a8PaJ TIL that Switzerland is officially called the Swiss confederation and the name Switzerland has no mention in its constitution
0dNp1 TIL of "sun outages" in days near the equinoxes, in which signals to or from geosynchronous communication satellites are drowned out by the radio noise blasting from the sun as the satellite or the earth from the satellite's POV moves slowly near it.
8ekDa TIL Pakaruah shaadi is a phenomenon in parts of India where eligible bachelors are abducted by the bride's family and forcibly married. Over the years, organised criminals have become part of the practice, as they carry out abductions for a fee and guarantee post-marriage compliance by the groom.