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TIL that cats have hundreds of tiny 'mini claws' or 'hooks' called papillae on their tongue made out of keratin. This is the same stuff their claws are made from and that's why a cats tongue feels so rough.

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KNaw TIL Disney attempted an American themed amusement park to be built in Virginia. It was canceled due to opposition from citizen’s groups. Disney then attempted to buy Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA. The park owners refused to sell in fear of what Disney would do with the property.
D1oje TIL the CFL is older than the NFL. At one point it also had American teams and in 1995 an American team won the Grey Cup (CFLs Super Bowl equivalent).
yQZOe TIL that, in 1950, a special agent reported the discovery of three UFOs in New Mexico to the director of the FBI, as well as 3 non-human bodies found inside of them. The entire report is available to read thanks to the Freedom of Information Act.
mxX7p TIL that the Where’s Waldo book series was released with different names internationally. In Britain you were looking for Wally, Germans searched for tiny Walter, the French scoured the pages for petite Charlie, and if you were a young South African you tried to spot a little Willie.
RP87 TIL that Ozzy Osbourne’s DNA has been sequenced to see how he’s still alive after a life of hard drug use and drinking. His full genome was sequenced and analysed by American researchers, who uncovered mutations related to addiction, metabolism, and Osbourne’s Neanderthal ancestors.