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TIL 10-20% of the world's population have allergies to cats or dogs. Even other animals, such as rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, ferrets and horses, can cause allergy symptoms.

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R50b1 TIL of Lafayette, "The Hero of Two Worlds", at 18 as a French Marquis he defied the King and sailed to America to fight in the Revolutionary War, he then left and served in the French Revolution. Once, when captured, Napoleon himself secured his release. He is buried under soil from Bunker Hill.
E1nyP TIL the Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers had a prank war on tour in 1999, culminating in Dave Grohl dumping 500 lbs of spaghetti on drummer Chad Smith
N79n6 TIL the US provided Laos with funds and concrete to expand an airport which could serve as a base for US fighter jets during the Vietnam War. But as the funds and concrete arrived before any contract was signed, Laos decided instead to build a memorial to soldiers who died in World War II.
Zp4d4 TIL Kathy Schroeder, a survivor of the Waco tragedy, still identifies as a Branch Davidian, believes that she would still be at Mount Carmel if the siege hadn't happened, and is still convinced that David Koresh was "a prophet, the son of God, a manifestation of God."
7b0x TIL that Tom Hanks is an avid support of NASA’s manned space programs and originally wanted to be an astronaut, but “didn’t have the math”. He was awarded the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award in 2006 for his contributions to raising public awareness of space programs.