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TIL Cats domesticated themselves 10,000 years ago in the Middle East.

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6YWJ TIL That Naturally Occurring Ice Is Technically A Mineral
JYQZ8 TIL that boxer Jimmy Doyle, who died fighting Sugar Ray Robinson for the Welterweight title in 1947, challenged Robinson to the fight in order to buy his mother a house. After Doyle's death, Robinson gave the earnings from his next four fights to Doyle's mother so she could buy that house.
oRmYE TIL: In 2019, the Michelin Guide received its first lawsuit from chef Marc Veyrat in a landmark case who suffered depression for months after his restaurant was downgraded to 2 stars. His lawyers, during the trial, used "cheddargate" which vehemently denies they used English cheese as in the guide.
OoOLR TIL Antarctica was originally called Australia, and Australia’s original name is New Holland
xLa5 TIL that in english, the name of every number shares a letter with each neighbor. One shares an O with two, which shares a T with three, which shares an R with four, which shares an F with five, which shares an I with six – and so on indefinitely.