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TIL that in 1963, a cat named Felicette became the first and only cat to survive spaceflight.

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9YEw7 TIL of 'Heaven's Gate' (religious group), who had participated in a mass suicide of 39 of its members (a coordinated series of ritual suicides) in order to reach what they believed was an extraterrestrial spacecraft following Comet Hale–Bopp in 1997.
5VxBr TIL that there is a holiday called Yap Day
N70r1 TIL Frankie Muniz has memory loss so severe that he can't remember starring in the hit show Malcolm in The Middle and his girlfriend has to keep a journal of their day to day activities to help out.
ADgkw TIL there is a book about depression that actually gives sound help with recovery where therapy and medicine may lack. It is incredibly moving. I would like to gift this book to as many people i can afford. If you are interested in a copy please message me.
lo97K TIL African dodger (or Hit the Coon or Hit the N***** Baby) was a carnival game played in the US, in which an African-American man would stick his head through a curtain, and try to dodge objects, such as eggs or baseballs, thrown at him by players. It was played until the 1950s.