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TIL that there is a cat version of HIV called FIV

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5Yry8 TIL beaver is considered safe to eat during lent by the Catholic Church.
0wdlM TIL According to Plutarch the traitor Bessus was executed by having two trees forcibly bent towards each other, tied him to both, and then the trees released, causing an agonizing death in which the ligaments, tendons, muscles and organs would slowly come apart as the trees straightened
v1O0B TIL Sperm whale sonar clicks are so loud they can do physical harm to divers.
P1Xpg TIL that the Hollywood sign was modified to read 'Hollyweed' after some pranksters added $50 of fabric to it in 1976.
7xK7 TIL: That 40% of white men and 50% of black men will be arrested at least once for non traffic offences before the age of 23 in the USA