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TIL Cats cannot taste sweetness.

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1a9wV TIL a guy in 19th Century China managed to convince over 30 million people he was Jesus Christ's brother, and attempted to rebel against the Chinese Government, starting one of the bloodiest civil wars in human history
ep7nk TIL about the remarkable life of journalist Martha Gellhorn. She reported from 100’s of war zones and was the only woman to land at Normandy on June 6, 1944 where she interviewed the wounded and dying. Her famous husband accused her of loving war more than their bed.
WpM4 TIL that Tony Gonzalez saved a man’s life by colliding with him on the sidelines during a game
BrY5r TIl Afghanistan's second largest city, Kandahar, was founded by Alexander the Great
7v6M TIL Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and Steve Wozniak have all signed an open letter for a ban on Artificially Intelligent weapons.