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TIL that most cats are lactose intolerant

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88DX TIL that lobster used to be so plentiful that servants in Massachusetts had a clause in their contracts demanding they not be fed it more than 3 times a week.
nWNVd TIL that I’m 1997 two artists made “The Most Unwanted Song” which was composed of all elements that people dislike (according to a survey). It’s also 22 minutes long.
epkp4 TIL about the cosmic lithium problem: Post-Big Bang, the universe had mainly hydrogen and helium, with traces of lithium and beryllium. Surprising, there's 3x less lithium in ancient stars than predicted and scientists aren’t sure why.
PY04g TIL (Matthew 6:6) Jesus told not to stand on street corners and in churches and pray, because only hypocrites do that to get attention.
4XJlN TIL the US Air Force tested how cats react to being tossed in air in zero gravity. The experiment was documented in a 1947 bioastronautics research video which included slow-mo ejection-seat footage (of men, not cats). They also tested pigeons in zero gravity; some pigeons flew upside down.