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TIL that the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by air included a cat.

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gMONb TIL there are catfish in France which beach themselves in order to eat pigeons
0JX5 TIL that every year in ancient Athens, citizens could vote to banish ANY person from the city-state for 10 years.
W7Ggo TIL absinthe, a spirit made with wormwood, has been banned across Europe in the early 20th century because of association with mental illness