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TIL Australia nearly became a republic in a 1999 referendum but was defeated 45/54

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ANa94 TIL The fold of skin forming an open pouch on the lower posterior part of the cat external ear is called Henry's pocket
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Y6X7 TIL that John Oliver, from the Daily Show, met his wife at the 2008 Republican National Convention. He was doing a piece for the show, and she was working for “Veterans For Freedom.” She helped to hide him, the other correspondents, and the camera crew from security.
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