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TIL that pet cats are becoming less friendly and "domesticated" over time, caused by neutering programs that ensure only the most fearful and human-avoidant cats escape neutering and pass on their genes.

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pMMe TIL up to 40% of tuna imported to the U.S. from Thailand is illegal or unreported, followed by up to 45% of Pollock imports from China, and 70% of salmon imports.
4XnkJ TIL paparazzi once misidentified Debbie Harry (lead singer of Blondie) for film star Lindsay Lohan. When it happened in 2012, Lohan was 25 years old and Harry was 66.
R5mJ4 TIL that in April 2022 the UK government added Hepatitis B to emergency testing when people came to the ER. The results were that 1 in 300 people were diagnosed with Hepatitis B.
jBQv TIL an 8ft. LEGO man labeled ‘No Real Than You Are’ washed up on a Dutch beach in 2007. Origins remain unknown.
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