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TIL cats are incredibly intelligent animals, and can interpret a human’s mood and feelings - it’s just they usually don’t care.

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kOoVm TIL that a species of wasp, Ampulex dementor, is named after the Dementor. This name was chosen to reflect the fact that the wasp uses a toxin to neutralise the neural behaviour of cockroaches and make them docile, as if their souls had been sucked out.
4dVb TIL The person who holds the record for most Oscars is Walt Disney. He has 22.
nevo TIL “Batman” was created not just by Bob Kane, but also a partner, Bill Finger, who was never credited for anything Batman related until recently. He is responsible for the original ideas of the Batman persona, costume, Gotham, characters, etc.
dDwBQ TIL about the 1886 short story “How the Mail Steamer Went Down in Mid Atlantic by a Survivor”, which served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of ships having too few lifeboats. Its author, William Thomas Stead, later died during the Titanic sinking in 1912.
jNQQE TIL Ted Danson wears a toupee when filming.