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TIL: That today (June 4th) is hug your cat day

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rAYM TIL that Jim Varney, of “Ernest” fame, was actually a trained Shakespearean actor, and used the Ernest movies as a way to fund that love.
wLQBP TIL that an earwax plug was removed from a beached whale, and found to be full of pollutants. The scientists concluded that not only was the whale breathing pollutants straight from the water, but that some had been passed to it by its mother during gestation and nursing.
B8jx TIL that in 2008 a man struck a deal with prosecutors agreeing to plead guilty to murder in exchange for a bucket of KFC & some Popeyes chicken
Xg56 TIL 40% of police officers’ families in the United States have experienced domestic violence, compared to 10% of the general population.
P19GJ TIL: Ken McElroy, known as "the town bully," was murdered in 1982 in front of 30-46 witnesses by at least two shooters. But nobody saw anything, and the murder remains unsolved. Fascinating story.