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TIL New York Times crossword puzzle editor, Will Shortz, is the only person in the world to have a degree in enigmatology, the study of puzzles.

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Ykdv TIL 8.8 billion in Cash , Shipped into the Middle of War Torn Iraq “went missing” is Unaccounted for and is Unlikely to be Recovered.
N7kAP TIL cats and dogs can be allergic to humans
pY4G TIL for the first time in 24 years, climate change wasn’t even mentioned once in any of the three presidential debates
Z4dR TIL that in 1847, a doctor performed an amputation in 25 seconds, operating so quickly that he accidentally amputated his assistant’s fingers as well. Both later died of sepsis, and a spectator reportedly died of shock, resulting in the only known procedure with a 300% mortality rate.
0r6p TIL in 2006 over a 1000 toads swelled up to 3 times their size and exploded with no apparent reason, causing panic at the possibility of a new virus. The real reason? Local crows had figured out how to peck out the frog’s highly nutritious liver while avoiding their poisonous skin