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TIL Cats are the most popular pets in the world and that 1 out of every 3 American households have one.

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P151L TIL Puducherry District encompasses all Former French territories - Yanam, Mahe, Karaikal and Pondicherry - that are spread all over South India as exclaves
d89nQ TIL that walruses are capable of whisteling
XEbrR TIL Shigeru Miyamoto got the inspiration to create Starfox when walking through the gates at Fushimi Inari shrine. He thought it would be great if they could fly through the gates. The word Inari means fox and Starfox was born.
0pLA TIL there is a biker group called Patriot Guard Riders who attend funerals for fallen soldiers, protecting the families against anti-gay protesters
781MP TIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently bankrupted