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TIL Simon, a ship’s cat in WW2, the only cat to be awarded the Dickin Cross, was also given 3 other medals and the rank of Able Seacat

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XbLr TIL There is a 20 story light spire on a building in downtown Stockholm, and anyone with a smartphone can change the colors on the lights that are shining in it. Its creators hope that the work can stand as a statement on the power of democracy and the power of the public.
R7BBa TIL 75% of the world lives off of 12 crops and 5 animals. The crops are; sugar cane, corn, rice, wheat, potatoes, soybeans, cassava, tomatoes, bananas, onions, apples, and grapes. The animals are; Cattle, Chicken, Pig, Goat, and Sheep.
nXbd TIL That after Russell Crowe publicly trashed George Clooney for being in an ad, Clooney sent him a note saying, “Dude, the only people who succeed when two famous people are fighting is People magazine. What is wrong with you?”
mDbP TIL the President of the United States is granted access to classified information only on a “need-to-know” basis
8eRGP TIL Mercedes-Benz with the highest mileage ever known is a 1976 Mercedes W123 240D taxi owned in Greece by a taxi driver. It has covered a total of 2.85 million kilometres – roughly equivalent to driving to the Moon and back six times.