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TIL That cheetahs cannot roar, they can only purr like a housecat! (cute video links of this in comments)

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ANDon TIL the reason why many 90s cartoons had a shoe horned educational message for kids is because of the introduction of the 1991 "Children's Television Act" which required kids TV programs to serve the "educational and informational" needs of childen.
Y7yZZ TIL the bäckadräkten, Sweden's first unisex folk costume
4Xvrb TIL that on the 22nd of August 1914, 27,000 Frenchmen lost their lives attacking the Germans. It is the bloodiest day in French history.
WkZwY TIL After Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbaker visited Washington, Kennedy said he never wanted “to see the boring son of a bitch again”
PYArG TIL when a morbidly obese person is cremated, there are special measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of a "grease fire."