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TIL that cats are attracted to eating spider plant foliage because it is mildly hallucinogenic to them. According to the ASPCA, the plants are non toxic to cats and contain chemical compounds that are said to be related to opium.

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GY5N4 TIL at the end of each month, the president of USA receives a bill for him and his family’s personal food and expenses including dry cleaning, toothpaste, and toiletries, which is then deducted from his salary.
m9rE TIL Actress Veronica Lake, famous for her “peek a boo” hairstyle with one eye covered, changed her style during WWII in order to encourage women to adopt safer hairstyles when working in factories.
BGBD TIL On June 6, 2013, John Malkovich saved a 77-year-old man’s life after the man tripped in the streets of Toronto and slashed his throat on scaffolding as he fell. Malkovich applied pressure to the man’s neck before the man was rushed to a hospital, where he received stitches.
M7OjW TIL about Grand Duke Travis I of Westarctica, the American man who has claimed the otherwise unclaimed part of Antarctica as his own territory
KOQba TIL Peter Benchley regretted writing JAWS. Later in life, he became an ocean activist and wrote books advocating shark conservation.