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TIL Research shows that cats that are provided with empty boxes were more interactive, friendly and comfortable with the people around them as compared to those cats that did not have a box to snuggle in. So, it can be said that cats derive comfort and security from boxes.

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rRJxd TIL in Quartz watches, the second hand is rarely aligned perfectly. This is an unintentional indicator that the watch is handmade, because mass machine assembly is required to completely ensure that the second hands align.
wLrg1 TIL that in 1980, the MV Summit Venture collided with the Sunshine Skyway Bridge spanning the entrance to Tampa Bay. The southern span of the bridge collapsed onto the ship, killing 35 people.
b6k14 TIL: 1963 San Diego Chargers were required to take anabolic steroids 3x per day during training camp. They led the league in nearly every offensive and defensive category and won the AFL championship 51-10.
jx9v TIL Lewis Carroll eventually did answer the Mad Hatter’s famous unanswered riddle, “Why is a raven like a writing desk?” In an 1896 edition, he wrote, “Because it can produce a few notes, tho they are very flat; and it is never put with the wrong end in front!” [pg.71(5.)]
KOVoR TIL of the Dracula parrot found only in New Guinea. Despite its name, the parrot eats no meat but rather feeds almost exclusively on figs. Just as vultures adapted a featherless head to feed cleanly on bloody carcasses, a Dracula parrot's lack of face feathers keeps its face clean of sticky figs.