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TIL that there is a difference between a hobo and a bum; a hobo is a migratory worker, while a bum doesn’t work at all.

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yQPLX TIL the difference between the black and white rhino has nothing to do with color. The black rhino has a narrower mouth while the white, or “wide” rhino has a wider mouth better for grass eating. White Rhino came from Wide Rhino as an error in translation from South African Dutch “Wijd Rhino”
R7bGj TIL that Scottish fold cats are banned by the UK's pedigree cat registry because a genetic mutation that make their ears folded and their faces so cute also causes distortion of their limb bone shapes and severe painful arthritis.
4kVXJ TIL there are nearly 100 statues of animals in London, compared to 50 statues of women.
mxZ5O TIL that during Russia's Stalin era, praise for the quality of any aspect of U.S. life prompted the response: "Yes, but they lynch Blacks, don't they?"
KYN7B TIL about the Duquesne spy ring, the largest espionage case in US history that ended in convictions, where 33 members of a nazi german espionage network were sentenced to a total of over 300 years in prison. They were lead by a man who had advised Theodore Roosevelt on big-game hunting.