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TIL that the first known cat with a name was called Nedjem meaning sweet' orpleasant' and dates from the reign of Thutmose III (1479-1425 BC)

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8aRPL TIL that singer Lorde has sound-to-color synesthesia, a unique condition where sound blends with sight to create certain colors. This greatly contributed to the creative process on "Melodrama", where she wrote music to the "violets and blues" that appear on the album's cover
YVGx TIL: Disney’s “Dumbo” was solely made to recoup the financial losses from “Fantasia”. “Dumbo” became an Academy Award winner and saved Disney during WW2
neNxB TIL about Vulcan, an isolated WV town which, after a bridge collapse left them with no legal road access, appealed to the Soviet Union for funding. As intended, the Soviet Union used Vulcan as an example of American failure, prompting international attention and 1.3M$ of US funding for a new bridge.
eQJk TIL The Joker has committed more individual acts of murder than any other villain in the DC universe. His body count is topped only by some extremely powerful supervillains who have laid waste to cities full of people at once.
nWyXd TIL Hearthstone has no concept of INFINITY and has introduced a card that gives infinite life steal, increase cost, and minion spawn. Making it literally impossible to counter it that play. Which is baffling because it's a card game that heavily relies on math.