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TIL There's research done how to best 'call your cat', it's using visual cues combined with specific tone of speech.

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vynr TIL in 2002 the United States ran a war game, called Millennium Challenge, simulating a conflict in the Middle East in which the U.S. lost decisively. The game was reset and played out based on a script that ensured U.S. victory.
eWGD TIL that Cherokee Indians ground roots of golden seal and mixed it with bear fat to use as a mosquito repellant.
N7O16 TIL that Johnny Cash wasn't born with a first name, just the initials J. D.
J1v5Q TIL naval battles during the American Civil War happened as far away as France.
B5Eb TIL of the ‘Highest Court in the Land (USA)’, a basketball court on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court Building which is three floors above the Supreme Court.