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TIL most 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles have more than 1000 pieces

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X0VXk TIL Kishinev Railway Station, Japan, had a Station Master named Tama, who was a female cat. In 2008, a year after being appointed, Tama was promoted to “Super Station Master”. At the time, Tama was the only female in the entire company to hold a managerial position.
v1jV8 TIL Ancient Greeks preferred small penises, as it was thought a man with a large penis was a barbarous half-animal with no self-control, while a man with a small penis was smarter and closer to the wisdom of the gods.
yQjPV Today I learned that craving and chewing ice is associated with iron deficiency with or without anemia, and scientist don’t know why exactly
9wbZQ TIL William Shatner told Star Trek fans to "get a life". In a 1986 'Saturday Night Live' skit, the actor tells obsessed fanboys "it's just a TV show!" The SNL segment accurately portrayed Shatner's feelings about Trekkies, who had unrelentingly pestered him since the original 1960s 'Star Trek'.
LkKAv TIL Cleopatra was one of the wealthiest women of all time. Her net worth today would be around $95.8 billion USD