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TIL That there is a company that claims to have the ability to convert the worlds waste plastic into oil

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XEeO8 TIL that cats "train" their owners by vocalizing in a frequency that is pleasant to owners in a manner similar to babies
PYjVn TIL of the Jumping Frenchmen of Maine, a group of 19th century lumberjacks who suffered a rare disorder. They had an exaggerated startle reflex and would immediately obey any sudden command and repeat the words. Modern studies have concluded it was a psychological condition rather than a tic.
JGnk TIL that In Idaho, if you commit perjury that leads to the execution of an innocent person, you can be executed for that.
W7EAA TIL of British General Charles “No-flint” Grey. Grey defeated several American armies in stealth attacks, using his favoured tactic of having his men remove the flints from their muskets and attack enemies using their bayonets alone.
m15aM TIL: Andrew Bonar Law is the only Canadian to have served as Prime Minister of the UK. He was born in New-Brunswick which was a British colony at the time.