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TIL that cats embed a high-frequency “cry” within their naturally low-pitched purr in order to exploit their owners

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rRXDx TIL when Alexander was a boy, his tutor chastised him for burning too much incense at Gods' altars. After conquering Gaza, a major frankincense producer then, Alexander sent 500 talents of frankincense back to the old man in Macedonia, with the message: "Now you can stop short-changing the gods."
a4lA TIL Switzerland has no official capital city
oRoJW TIL The first Nuclear Accident happened in 1942 in Leipzig Germany while they were working to produce a nuclear pile.
VBZ6k TIL After Bing Crosby's wife died, he began to date model Pat Sheehan; she would later marry Crosby's son.
9Y7NX TIL unlike their counterparts in the NHL, NBA and MLB, NFL referees are not full-time employees, behind hired on a contract basis, and many of them hold day jobs