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TIL that a cat named Barney "the cemetery cat," beloved by his community, is buried in his own plot after providing comfort to mourners at a cemetery for 20 years.

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78eQb TIL that in 2018, the FBI, in partnership with the DEA and 16 countries, developed their own encrypted messaging app to trick criminals into revealing their crimes—resulting in the seizure of 32 tons of drugs and over $48M in cash in various currencies.
ZpwYa TIL: Dogs that get fed once daily, have better outcomes across 9 categories of health conditions compared with dogs that eat more frequently.
9YP7M TIL BBC World Service carried out a poll in 19 different nations. Only 4 nations believed the US was doing more good than harm in the world (US, Nigeria, Kenya, and India). All European nations had an overwhelming negative opinion of the US. The worst was Russia. Second was Spain.
N7YoP TIL in 2014 Christianmingle.com sponsored a movie starring Lacey Chabert that Vince Mancini of Uproxx called "An unintentional parody of whiteness"
loYOV TIL that when we find out a presumed meteorite turns out to just be a normal rock, they are called "Meteorwrongs"