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TIL: 7.4% of Switzerland's exports is blood.

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vPm4x TIL about Leo, a cat adopted by employees at a Home Depot to aid in rodent control who now lives at the store. Leo The Cat has become a local and internet celebrity after being showered with gifts, food and toys by the community and can be found patrolling the store for pests or sleeping on aisle 45
BrvQx TIL that the reason why most birds sleep on one leg is that they have no plumage there. They therefore lift a leg up to keep it warm and thus limit heat exchange while maintaining the possibility of flying away quickly in case of danger.
wLywo TIL that France sent the one and only cat into space to gauge the effects of spaceflight on living creatures in the hopes that humans could follow
l7xJa TIL Turtles climb trees
neLkr TIL: It is completely legal for women to be topless in Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Utah.