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TIL about Creme Puff, a cat that holds the world record for longest recorded lifespan at 38 years and 3 days.

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Kr7w TIL - When introducing Golf to India, the British were angered by monkeys running onto the course & playing with their balls. When all attempts to stop the monkeys failed, they decided the game needed to adapt. To do so they introduced a new rule: “Play the ball where the monkey drops it.”
GApNj TIL roughly half of the Dutch workforce works part-time.
4W9R TIL Following the death of Elvis, his record label made millions with Orion—a masked performer who sounded exactly like The King, leading many to believe he never really died
XEbnQ TIL that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi earns EGP 500,000 (currently equal to $31,500) annually, slightly less than the maximum wage for public sector employees - and he donates half of his salary to a public fund for economic and development projects
D16e TIL that a study was done that proved that athletes are overall happier with a bronze medal than a silver.