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TIL that cats have contributed to the extinction of 32 species

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ADe1o TIL Tobacco companies in India literally target kids by placing adverts at their eye level, not adults.
0XZM TIL that during the Seige Of Malta, the Ottoman Turks tried to intimidate the Knights Hospitaller by executing their prisoners and floating them into the bay on crucifixes. The Knights responded by decaptating their prisoners and using cannons to fire their severed heads into the Turkish camp
pmnZ TIL in 1738 Jaques de Vaucanson created a mechanical duck that could flap its wings,drink water,digest grain and even defecate. The duck had over 400 moving parts in each wing alone. Vaucanson is credited as having invented the world’s first flexible rubber tube while building the duck’s intestines
6EJxw TIL that a formal peace treaty to end WWII hasn't been signed between Russia and Japan because of disputed claims over the Kuril Islands.
N7ErQ TIL THERE'S ONLY 60 YEARS OF FOOD PRODUCTION LEFT ! MUST WATCH