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TIL adult cats do not produce lactase, the enzyme needed to digest lactose, so you should NOT feed an adult cat a saucer of milk.

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6Nwl TIL that if the Jumping Ant queen dies, the workers will struggle for dominance and one will emerge as the new queen. It will swell in size, start laying eggs, and live up to 10 times longer than it would have as a worker.
aJ6A TIL that fans sent “Get Well” cards to Evander Holyfield in advance of his fight with Mike Tyson where he was the 25-to-1 underdog. He went on to win the fight in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history
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VMprB TIL that a cat in Canada.Saved it's family from a fire in the house by biting the arm of the mother who was sleeping and gathered her family and they escaped the burning house without any injuries.