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TIL There is a species of cat smaller than the average housecat. It’s native to Africa and it’s called the Black-footed cat (Felis nigripes). Its top weight is 5.5 pounds.

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9w4vB TIL The median compensation at Open AI (the company that does Chat GPT) is $616,650, and the top compensation is $905,556.
4oDX TIL that in 1996, Howard Stern completely took over the Tonight Show in a raunchy fashion. Jay Leno was so offended, he stormed out of the studio on a commercial break, while shouting expletives. At the end of the show, he walked off and refused to shake Howard’s hand.
1ayAW TIL of the oldest human structure. Predating Mesopotamian civilization and Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Gobekli Tepe. Researchers determined a pillar (pillar 43) depicts a comet colliding with Earth over 10,000 years ago causing a millennia of global cooling.
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RQVl TIL that 13,000 years ago, North America had a lake bigger than the Black Sea. When it finally drained it cause global sea levels to rise as much as 3 meters.