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TIL that baby squirrels are called kittens

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kO4eB TIL since the Federal Witness Protection Program was started in 1971, not one of the 8,500 witnesses or the 9,900 family members participating has been harmed. According to Gerald Shur, its creator, 95% of those who enter the program are "what we call criminals".
pw14 TIL that Jackie Chan is a classically trained opera singer.
wL4xP TIL while many depictions of a heart attack include collapsing or loss of consciousness, these actually aren't common symptoms of it in real life. This causes frequent misunderstanding of the issue and improper care for heart attack sufferers.
QWrL TIL Walt Disney decided to put the trash cans no more than 30 steps apart in Disneyland Magic kingdom after observing guests in other parks and averaged out how many steps a person would take before dropping trash on the ground
eZxg TIL that the use of the phrase “Checkmate” is a mispronunciation of the original Persian, “ Shäh mät!”, which means the king is helpless