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TIL many animal shelters do not allow adoption of black cats in October to protect the cats from being sacrificed or tortured.

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wRN7 TIL the world’s longest place name is Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu, “The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his nose flute to his loved one”.
pwPA TIL that the Vatican City is named after the hill that it’s built upon, the name of which pre-dates Christianity
G5m1 TIL In the U.S, a 2007–2008 survey showed that dog-owning households outnumbered those owning cats, but that the total number of pet cats was higher than that of dogs. The same was true for 2009–2010.
XBgR TIL the day after Google took over Youtube, comedian Jessica Delfino’s song “My Pussy Is Magic” got banned for being inappropriate (it has medical textbook images and crude drawings of vaginas). Playboy.com then featured the video on its front page.
nxv7 TIL when sea water freezes into sea ice, it releases its salt, resulting in Icy Fingers of Death