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TIL Carrot Top is the son of a NASA engineer

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MxmW TIL that there are at least 22 cat statues scattered about the city of York on top of buildings and houses. They are thought to have been put in place as far back as the early 19th century. Residents personally decorate these statues and the cats are said to protect the residents of the city
yVk1M TIL that in 1999 there was a TV show called The Chimp Channel starring chimpanzees and orangutans that spoofed popular culture
WkDjY TIL that you would need the equivalent nutritional value of 190,000 Big Macs every second to provide the U.S. with electricity.
yQPwJ TIL that Jack black caused an earthquake In New Zealand while performing “tribute” because the crowd was bouncing so hard that it registered on the richter scale
nW6nd TIL about salps, transparent marine creatures. A solitary salp reproduces asexually by budding a chain of clones that create light. A salp starts life as a female and then turns into a male.