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TIL A village in New Zealand wanted to ban all domestic cats - to protect native wildlife.

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Vl4B TIL That no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was destroyed in a fire.
RJXa TIL France has done more nuclear weapons testing than the UK, China, Pakistan, India and North Korea combined
x8LB TIL that in some cities police officers were required to wear a camera in order to document their interactions with civilians. In these areas, public complaints against officers dropped by 88%
kdjW TIL that the two spellings of blond(e) are actually gender variants, and that it is one of the few English adjectives to retain a masculine and feminine form.
D1wBj TIL: Hugh Hefner published nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe without her permission in the first edition of Playboy magazine. He later purchased the crypt besides her's even though they had never met in life.