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TIL Cats spend 70% of their lives sleeping.

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ZppRa TIL that Prince Philip's 'affectionate' nickname for queen Elizabeth was 'cabbage.'
jnBM TIL in 1959 popular teen heartthrob Neil Sedaka had his first international hit with “Oh! Carol”, addressed to his high school girlfriend Carol Klein. She would later go on to find even greater success of her own as a singer and songwriter under the name Carole King.
0dm1L TIL The black tip at the end of a cutter knife is used to snap-off a dull blade tip
ajOo TIL airline pilots in the 1930s and 40s would navigate by listening to a stream of automated “A” and “N” Morse codes when visibility was poor. They would turn the aircraft to the right when hearing an “N” stream, to the left on an “A” stream and fly straight ahead while hearing a steady tone.
mxw5v TIL A frog in Ecuador has the ability to shape-shift and change skin textures in minutes