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TIL that cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approached humans on their own terms

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r8e TIL Dr. Phil does not have an active licence to practice psychology, and the California Board of Psychology determined that he does not require one because his show involves “entertainment” rather than psychology.
b6vPN TIL that as an April Fool’s joke, the Canadian government announced it was reviving the extinct passenger pigeon using dinosaur eggs
KY9Ya TIL the first video game in which jiggly breasts were a notable feature was "Fatal Fury 2," released in 1992.
8V0V TIL that the guy who wrote the US Pledge of Allegiance was a socialist, and wanted to include “equality and fraternity” but omitted them because the, “state superintendents of education on his committee were against equality for women and African Americans.”
b9RBa TIL that, in 1846, planet Neptune's exact location was predicted by three astronomers studying the eccentric orbits of several distant asteroids. The data hinted at the presence of a giant, distant planet. Neptune was found on the very first night, only 1° off its predicted position.