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TIL cats can get blood transfusions from dogs, and this once saved a cat from dying after it ate rat poison.

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e9eb TIL that monarchism is still active in France. Some want to bring back Napoleon’s family (Bonapartists) to rule; others prefer the original royal family (Legitimists and Orleanists).
wLgbY TIL that there's a farmer in South Africa who has bred ducks for many years. He uses the ducks instead of pesticides on his farm. Every morning he assembles over 1,000 ducks into a line to go and pluck the pests out of his vineyard.
R7wKw TIL about Anatori Crypts in northern Georgia. A crypt villagers used to lock themselves in during the plague so they wouldn't infect others.
y1dX TIL neutral Ireland captured both Allied and German POWs during WWII. Guards carried guns equipped with blanks, prisoners could receive visitors, and sports between German and Allied prisoners took place regularly.
7rvLx TIL during solar eclipses, tree leaves act as pinhole cameras, resulting in trees casting crescent-shaped shadows on the ground. This effect puzzled Aristotle in the 4th Century BC.