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TIL Cats learn the names of their friend cats in their daily lives

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VMNG0 TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal.
Y7jr7 TIL in 1975, the USSR planned an invasion of Chile to rescue Luis Corvalán
abV9 TIL Mexican scientists turned a shot of tequila into diamonds by heating it to 800˚C
Rx51 TIL that as production for American Beauty began, DreamWorks approached twenty established directors, including several A-listers, all who turned down the project before they agreed to let Sam Mendes, a theater director, do it. It won Best Picture and Mendes won Best Director at the 2000 Oscars.
bO7Z TIL that Rajiv Surendra, the rapping mathlete from Mean Girls, is now an incredibly sought-after calligrapher