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Til Americans have accumulated $21 billion Worth of unused gift cards. Almost 2/3 of people have a card and half of those will likely lose the gift card before using it

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40mb TIL that when a cat brings back dead animals, it is actually acting out its natural role as mother and teacher. Human owner’s represent the cat’s surrogate family and they are teaching us how to catch and eat prey, just as they would teach their young in the wild.
Klma TIL, that for every pound of fat gained, you add seven miles of new blood vessels.
5LbD TIL the Krakatoa eruption, the loudest recorded sound in history, was heard from 3,000miles away. That’s like being in Boston and hearing a sound from Dublin, Ireland.
rR8J0 TIL that in the USA, emails are considered “abandoned” after 180 days. The government can look at these emails without a warrant thanks to the Electronic Communications Protection Act.
Pw0V TIL: Wuzhu, also known by his sinicised name Wanyan Zongbi, or Jin Wuzhu, was a prince, military general and civil minister of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty, which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries.