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TIL that H.P. Lovecraft wrote an entire essay on why he thought cats were better than dogs.

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M7N57 TIL about the Siamang Monkey. They have one of the loudest calls, 113 decibel. Or as loud as a chainsaw!
R5REw TIL about William Sitgreaves Cox a junior officer aboard the USS Chesapeake who was court martialed for leaving his command when he assisted his wounded captain below decks. Since all other senior officers were wounded, he had become the commanding officer by default, unbeknownst to him.
P17Z TIL if too many pistachios are shipped in a single container, they will self-heat and experience spontaneous combustion.
QJQe6 TIL A university called 42 is free, doesn’t care about SAT scores and wants to educate 10,000 students within the next 5 years. When the French President visited the campus in Paris there were students sleeping on the floor in the hallway
ay5J TIL that the most common last name among American physicians is no longer “Smith”, it’s “Patel”.