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TIL cats and dogs can be allergic to humans

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M7jDA TIL in 1937 the soviets discovered that Samuel Dickstein, a prominent NY congressman, was running a criminal business of selling illegal US passports. He got on the soviet payroll for $1,250 a month($27k today) with the codename "crook", refering to his greediness. Nobody found out until the 90's
nWGB9 TIL that owning a video game console during 2020–2022 in Japan improved mental well-being by reducing psychological distress and increasing life satisfaction.
ANKLl TIL about "kite fighting", a competitive pastime involving disposable kites and glass-coated strings used to cut loose another fighter's kite.
a8WLM TIL Over 7000 Kriegslokomotiven (War Locomotives) were built by Germany during WW2. Today, 5 of them are the last of Europe's industrial steam trains.
ADArw TIL in 2016, scientists discovered an Arctic Tern flew 59,650 miles in the course of a year, from an island off the coast of England to Antarctica, and then back again. It was the longest migration ever recorded—the equivalent of flying around the circumference of the Earth twice, plus 10,000 miles.