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TIL that in recognition of their “formal attire,” tuxedo cats are the only felines admitted to the Metropolitan Opera

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l7KN5 TIL There is such thing as Vets without Borders, like Doctors Without Borders but for animals (they help people too). Started in Ontario, Canada, now active in over 17 countries and growing.
8abEb TIL: If the song “Empty Spaces” from Pink Floyd's, “The Wall” is played backwards, you can hear the phrase “Hello looker. Congratulations. You have just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the Funny Farm, Chalfont." As well as, "Roger! Carolyne's on the phone"
Kwww TIL there is an Indian version of “The Suite Life of Zach And Cody” called “The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir”
VBBbQ TIL one of the first uses of biological agents for murder was in Calcutta, 1933, when Benoyendra Pandey secretly injected Plague into his brother on a train station over a property dispute. He had a previously failed attempt using Tetanus laced spectacles
ANYWa TIL Senator Strom Thurmond had a child out of wedlock named Essie Washington-Williams who was black. She revealed herself as his daughter after his death at the age of 100. She tried to join the 'Daughters of the Confederacy', as she was eligible through her father's ancestry, but she was rejected.