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TIL It is illegal in Switzerland to own only one guinea pig because they are prone to loneliness.

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4xma TIL that zoos around the world are raising cheetah kittens with puppy companions to help the cheetahs deal with excess energy, learn social cues, and combat stress
B7LK TIL that the sabre-tooth squirrel featured in the 2002 film Ice Age was fictional… until a real one was discovered in 2011.
PLxO TIL that the Boston Marathon (2013), Virginia Tech Shootings (2007), Columbine Shootings (1999), Oklahoma City bombing (1995), and the Branch Davidian siege (1993) have all occurred in the same week of April.
b9YX9 TIL a Texas plumber's truck traded to a dealership, then auctioned and shipped to Turkey with his business' decals still on it. The truck eventually ended up in Syria, where it was outfitted with an anti-aircraft gun and used in the country’s civil war.
OOY6 TIL if you don’t identify as an “extrovert” or “introvert”, you might be an “ambivert”. An ambivert is moderately comfortable with groups and social interaction, but also relishes time alone, away from a crowd