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TIL green olives have a similar effect to catnip for some cats

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9YaDG TIL that Albert I of Belgium is called the "Knight King" because he personally led his army in combat for all of WWI; also his wife, Elizabeth of Bavaria, served as a nurse in front-line field hospitals.
xVJp5 TIL that a male platypus has ankle spurs that are capable of delivering a wicked sting. So wicked that the excruciating pain can incapacitate an adult human. The pain is also long-lasting, and can even turn into a condition called hyperalgesia.
ZZPa TIL a man in Texas “bought” a $300k house for the cost of $16. This process is called adverse possession.
xZDD TIL of the Nirvana fallacy. It is the belief that, because something is not completely perfect, it is deeply flawed or even broken. It is very common in economic and political discourse.
KOQaJ TIL that Steve Irwin was a voice actor in Happy Feet. He voiced the elephant seal named Trev.