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TIL Cats have extremely sensitive paws and are said to be able to detect pre-earthquake tremors minutes before humans can.

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98gD TIL that there is an O/S written entirely in assembly. It’s called KolibriOS. It’s ISO takes up 4.95 MB and boots up completely in less than 3 seconds
BmLk TIL: Jacques Cousteau described the oceanic whitetip as “the most dangerous of all sharks.” The oceanic whitetip is suspected to be responsible for many fatal shark bites on humans, as a result of predation on survivors of shipwrecks or downed aircraft.
jNggv TIL there is an Indian figure in their Congress named Adolf Hitler. Regarding his name, Hitler stated "I don't have any dictatorial tendencies."
LQMLd TIL the Futurama theme song is considered a variation of a 1967 song called "Psyché Rock" by french composer Pierre Henry, which in turn is based on the well known 1966 song "Wild Things" by the Troggs.
VBwmm TIL if you sat down and watched all 249 individual animation series from the Hanna-Barbera studios, back to back without interruption or commercials, it would take 51.9 days or 1246 hours from start to finish.