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TIL 98% of pet exotic cats die within 2 years.

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yQJLV TIL of 'Revelations of Divine Love', a book of Christian mysticism by Julian of Norwich. Written in 1373, it is the oldest surviving book in the English language written by a woman.
eWkD TIL In the Korean War, US mortar teams accidentally ordered hundreds of crates of Tootsie Rolls instead of rounds because the US military sometimes used “tootsie rolls” as code for mortar rounds
Z8nAp TIL of Krystyna Skarbek, a Polish women who became the first female field operative of the British secret service. She was also an inspiration of Ian Fleming’s character Vesper Lynd, of the famous James Bond novels.
4karo TIL of Buttergate - a 2021 controversy caused by Canadian dairy farmers adding palm oil to cows' diets, resulting in butter that didn't spread at room temperature.
v1dDK TIL of Krista and Tatiana Hogan, conjoined twins at the head. The twins “share senses of touch and taste, and can even control one another’s limbs.” They can also hear each other’s thoughts without having to speak and see through one another’s eyes.