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TIL changing another country’s weather is classed as a war crime under the Geneva convention.

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X00y8 TIL whole milk is only 3.25% milk fat.
wL6O7 TIL German-Italian microcar BMW Isetta was modified to hide a person inside the engine bay in order to escape unsuspecting East German border police. Nine people were able to defect successfully before being discovered.
8eWOP TIL Binding of Isaac creator Edmund McMillen previously made 10 different flash games centered around dead babies. This includes Dead Baby Dressup!, 12 uses of dead babies, and Dead Baby Dressup X.
kJvPm TIL of Jack, a baboon who acted as an assistant to a disabled railway signalman in the 1800s. Trained to push a wheelchair and operate the railway signals under supervision, the baboon got 20 cents a day, and half a bottle of beer each week. Apparently, he never made a mistake in 9 years of service.
9wPdM TIL that cats have hundreds of tiny 'mini claws' or 'hooks' called papillae on their tongue made out of keratin. This is the same stuff their claws are made from and that's why a cats tongue feels so rough.