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TIL cats love our feet and footwear so much mainly because of pheromone communication. Even when your feet is squeaky clean, they can still smell the pheromones

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4XbaR TIL that after being rejected by several women, author Thomas Day decided to adopt 12-year old Sabrina Sidney and in an experiment, set out to make her the "perfect wife". She ended up marrying one of his friends instead.
xYv1 TIL An Internet troll was jailed after mocking deaths of teenagers. Sean Duffy targeted Facebook tribute pages and posted videos on YouTube taunting the dead victims and their families. The court heard that Duffy has Asperger’s syndrome and lived a “miserable existence” drinking alcohol alone.
newG9 TIL Ocean Sunfish (Mola Mola fish) are one of the largest bony fish and can weigh up to 5,000lbs
pE7O TIL the Eleusinian Mysteries, 3 secret rites shared (on some years) among thousands of participants, was a central component of a yearly Greek ceremony honoring the goddess Demeter. It was practiced for ~1000 years but the secrets were so well guarded that scholars have no idea what they were.
yDYe TIL that Sergei Prokofiev’s funeral cascet was covered with hand drawn flowers, because there was an order that all the flowers from florists should go to Joseph Stalin’s funeral. Only 40 people attended Prokofiev’s funeral.