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TIL that China is implementing a game-like scoring system that ranks all citizens’ levels of “patriotism,” rewards those that agree with the party, and punishes people for interacting with low-scoring citizens

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d8vj8 TIL Jake Perry has owned both of the oldest cats to ever live. He fed them dry food, broccoli, eggs, turkey bacon, coffee with cream and an eyedropper of red wine, played them nature documentaries, built steps on his walls, and an enclosure in his backyard.
Y7LpP TIL that "the stank face" cats make, is not only shared with horses (amongst other animals), but also has a term. The "Flehmen Response" which in simple terms can be described as them trying to get a real big deep wiff of something funky because it's interesting. Not because it's stinks.
wLNWP TIL of the Anoa'i family of professional wrestlers which includes The Rock, Peter Maivia, Rosey & Jamal (Jalal AKA Ekmo; AKA Umaga), Rikishi, Yokozuna, Roman Reigns, The Usos, Nia Jax, Tamina Snuka and The Wild Samoans (Afa and Sika Anoaʻi).
D1amv TIL the 'Healthiest hearts in the world' were found in a Bolivian forest people, who get 72% of their energy from carbohydrates, which is the exact opposite to many recent suggestions that carbohydrates are unhealthy.
BrpAW TIL That Jimmy Carter and George HW Bush are in a tight race to be the oldest living former President - both currently 93