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TIL Goldfish can differentiate between different people and will “beg” for food from their owners

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4DRa TIL there is a parasite which breeds inside the guts of a cat. Their offspring are deposited in droppings and can then be eaten by rats. The offspring then affect the rats’ behaviour to make them less scared, and even sexually aroused, by cats, with the aim of returning to the cat guts
5Y0rQ TIL that the Red Cross charges hospitals about $150 for each pint of blood.
oBvKW TIL: Rick Moranis stopped acting in 1997, after this wife died from breast cancer, so he could raise raise his children.
WxLX TIL that the drum beat in the Muse song ‘Starlight’ spells out 'tits’ in Morse code.
9YbdX TIL COLONEL SANDERS Tried to sell his recipes to other restaurants. His recipe was rejected 1,009 times, When finally in 1952, He sold his secret recipe "Kentucky Fried Chicken" for the first time to the operator of one of the city's largest restaurants.A 6th grade drop out, fired from multiple jobs