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

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W79GL TIL Metallica has its own philanthropic organization called All Within My Hands devoted to "creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger, and other critical local services."
yV0ml TIL that Rome turns 2777 this year, having been founded, according to tradition, on 21 April 753BC.
aWKL TIL that USMC Scout Sniper training includes having to move within 200 yards of an observation post and shoot at it twice without being spotted, the second shot with an indicator within 10 yards of the sniper. To pass the course you have to remain unseen at least twice.
YpwkP TIL that the Disney film Pocahontas originally had a role written for John Candy. He was supposed to voice a turkey named Redfeather.
QJrNp TIL of the "Pioneering Spirit", the world's largest ship (by gross tonnage)