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TIL Scotland has its own species of wildcat, and it is endangered.

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Z8pQQ TIL during the burning of Washington DC in the war of 1812, British commander Sir George Cockburn ordered his soldiers to destroy a newspaper printing house, and stated "Be sure that all the C's are destroyed, so that the rascals cannot any longer abuse my name."
7JJr TIL that an arm and a leg are worth $323,099 on average in the USA.
W7oe9 TIL MSG occurs naturally in tomatoes and other vegetables.
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