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TIL there’s an island in Japan where cats outnumber humans by a ratio of approximately 6:1. Welcome to Aoshima, the cats island!

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PDXV TIL that Disneyland has Hell’s Angel-like “gangs,” such as “The Main Street Elite” and the “Neverlanders.”
M7rYm TIL of King Vira Bahu I of Polonnaruwa (Sri Lanka) who was crowned the night of his father's death and was assassinated the very next morning, reigning for less than a day
RPg6 TIL a creationist used the shape and appearance of the banana as proof of intelligent design. He later retracted his statements upon learning that bananas are a result of artificial selection by humans.
jAMp TIL Railguns are capable of firing objects with a muzzle velocity of 20 km/s (mach 59) but generate so much heat that repetitive tests would wear down the rails too quickly to be efficient.
66Ql TIL Germans have a tool which breaks eggs perfectly called a Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher.