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TIL about unsinkable Sam, a cat who "served" in both sides of the war and survived the sinking of three boats

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kO1Xm TIL Soundcloud was blocked in Turkey in 2014 because a user “haramzadeler” (“bastards” in Turkish) uploaded seven privately recored phonecalls between the now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, politicians and businessmen, that revealed illegal activity and possible bribery.
vP9j TIL that Jesse Pinkman was originally planned to be killed off after the first season of Breaking Bad
ANx8l TIL George Harrison released an experimental electronic music album, Electronic Sound, in 1969 on the Beatles' short-lived Zapple Records label.
0ZJ5 TIL there is a waterfall in Minnesota called the Devil’s Kettle that empties half its contents into a sinkhole. The outlet has yet to be found.
W77pA TIL of "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union." It was hailed as the 2nd Declaration of Independence" and lead to SC being the 1st state to leave the Union. In it, only 1 reason was listed for secession.