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TIL foxes are more closely related to walruses than to cats

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kOnAE TIL that Atari Democrats were American Democratic legislators who suggested that the support and development of high tech and related businesses would stimulate the economy and create jobs in the 1980s and 1990s
1EJD TIL: Scientists used the frozen sperm from a Black-Footed Ferret who had been dead for 20 years to successfully produce offspring. The Black-Footed Ferret is a critically endangered species.
wK4E TIL- Feeding bread to ducks is extremely harmful to their health and their ecosystem
jNOkN TIL that in 2004 a burglar broke into the house of a 73 years old grandma, who instead of calling the cops, offered him food and a glass of milk, pray for him and even shared family photos with the burglar. Later when he fell asleep the grandma called her daughter who then called the cops
WaNX TIL JFK’S main funeral honor Guard were all Irish soldiers flown to the United States at the request of Jacqueline Kennedy who stated that JFK had been enthralled and impressed by how the Irish military honored their dead on his visit to Ireland.