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TIL studies show that cats understand human commands, but don't care to follow them

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oRNoE TIL that Waffen SS was finished off by the Free North Vietnamese Army. The French recruited the Elite Waffen SS for the battle of Dien Bien Phu and their Indochina Conflict post WW2
ep0MD TIL that the reason Hawaii has the union jack on the top of its flag isnt because they were colonized by the UK, but rather because the king at the time liked the design of the flag when the British arrived
5VLbn TIL the last mail stage robbery in the Old West occurred near Jarbidge, Nevada, in 1916. During this incident, mail carrier Fred Searcy was killed, and $4,000 was stolen—a sum that was never recovered. Ben Kuhl was caught and was the first person convicted of murder based on palm print evidence.
Vek TIL that the main character in Black Hawk Down was convicted of raping a 12 year old and his name was changed on request from the Pentagon.
RjB4 TIL that the 100 richest people on earth have an accumulated wealth of 2.09 trillion USD. If they were a country, it would be the 13th richest country on the globe, just beneath Italy and above South Korea.