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TIL Tama, the Japanese Stationmaster Cat was granted the posthumous status of Shinto goddess. Around 3,000 people attended her funeral.

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ZpKJD TIL that almost half of the US population (132.13 million users) spend about 5 to 6 hours of their time using their smartphones
XBYj TIL A woman was arrested for possession and delivery of 31.5 grams of cocaine, 126 grams of high-grade marijuana, 29 tablets of Ecstasy, an undisclosed amount of methamphetamine and 60 hits of LSD. She is also the 19-year-old daughter of a United States DEA Special Agent.
x6y1k TIL Cthulhu‘s city of R‘lyeh happens to sit at Point Nemo, the point farthest away from any coastline. However, The Call of Cthulhu was written over 60 years before Point Nemo was even identified.
R4V1 TIL that consuming a polar bear’s liver will kill you because of it’s toxic levels of vitamin A
D51V TIL in the Sydney Paralympic games of 2000, Spain’s basketball team were ordered to return their gold medals after nearly all of their players were found to have no disability.