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TIL that a cat in Canada.Saved it's family from a fire in the house by biting the arm of the mother who was sleeping and gathered her family and they escaped the burning house without any injuries.

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m6xR TIL that grocery cashiers in the US are seldomly given chairs to sit during work (unlike in Europe).
PWde TIL: Creationism’s monkey-typewriter argument was refuted by a 1980s computer program that randomly generated phrases while preserving the positions of individual letters. The computer wrote Hamlet in just 4.5 days.
WAd8 TIL People with good social support are less likely to develop mental disorders (such as PTSD, anxiety, bipolar, etc.)
d8Yk9 TIL Philly Cheesesteak's origins were two brothers creating lunch for themselves
9WkX TIL: Among New York City’s Ultra Orthodox Jewish Community, the Molestation/Rape of Young Boys is Potentially More Prevalent Than in the Catholic Church (~50% of boys have been subjected).