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TIL: Nearly 60% of pet cats in America are overweight or obese.

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WkM09 TIL Kirsty MacColl, vocalist and female singer in "Fairytale of New York", died saving her son from an oncoming powerboat owned by a multimillionaire while vacationing in Cozumel, Mexico. The boat's driver escaped jail time by paying a fine of $90USD.
yNmw TIL A king penguin in Japan was rescued and nursed back to life. He refused to leave, and now lives with the family. He has his own extra cold room, and he goes out on walks around the neighbourhood to pick up groceries.
6EWrQ TIL that Bathsheba Spooner (February 15, 1746 – July 2, 1778) was the first woman executed in the United States following the Declaration of Independence. She petitioned for a postponement, citing her pregnancy, but 14 midwives swore she wasn't with child. A postmortem exam showed she was pregnant.
4XxEX TIL there was once a woman who was 7'11". She married a man who was 7'9" and they had a baby who weighed 22lbs at birth. It was reported she lost 6 gallons of fluid when her waters broke.
6ENaJ TIL that due to the devastating effects that plastic garbage has on marine wildlife and ecosystems, Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach, Florida has begun producing edible 6 pack rings made of barley and wheat ribbons. The plastic package can safely be consumed by animals.