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TIL The Domestic Housecat is believed to be primarily Responsible for the Extinction of at least 33 species of Birds, as well as declining populations of far more

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e0bAL TIL "Alpha: Black Lotus" is an incredibly powerful card and is the most expensive and iconic Magic card in existence. Featured on Magic's Reserved List, it will never be reprinted, ensuring it will always be the rarest and most precious card in the world.
KONOw TIL the Bergamot Orange (used to give Earl Grey Tea its distinct citrus flavor) is exclusively grown in Italy... yet it has never been (and apparently cannot be) grown in Bergamo, Italy.
1a4mV TIL that sleeping on the job, while frowned upon in many countries, is socially accepted in Japan
Mmv8 TIL that six years after Martin Luther King was shot and killed, his mother was also shot and killed, in the Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama.
Zl9p TIL Mel Brooks produced the Elephant Man - he kept his name off the credits because he was associated with comedies.