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TIL that Bernie Madoff was treated as a hero in prison. The swindler wrote in a letter to family, "I am quite the celebrity, and am treated like a Mafia don. I can't walk anywhere without someone shouting their greetings and encouragement, to keep my spirit up".

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1JmO TIL that cats have scent glands in their paws. When they kneed their paws into us they are marking their territory.
8awE4 TIL that there is a Native American tribe of ultra runners known as the Rarámuri. They can run 200 miles non-stop, and play running games that can go on for up to two days without breaks. They use the toe strike method of running instead of the traditional heel-strike.
8eaZ TIL that from 1936-1964 there was a travel guide for African Americans that listed integrated or black-friendly establishments.
WkZx4 TIL all 50 residents of Pitcairn Islands are descend from the only survivor of the mutineers who seized the HMS Bounty in 1789. The Europeans and male Tahitians killed each other and only John Adams was left with nine Tahitian women, who married all of them and raised 19 children.
pYdke TIL rabbit starvation is when the body takes in too much protein with not enough fat and carbohydrate. When excessive amounts are consumed, it can put the body at risk for increased levels of ammonia in the blood. Protein poisoning can be fatal because of these increased levels.