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TIL Cats don't meow to other cats, only to get humans to do what they want.

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6EXVQ TIL of Roland the Farter, court jester of Henry II. He was given a manor in exchange for having to perform 'One Jump, One Whistle, and One Fart' at each Christmas.
W7xvL TIL Dr. Hawley Crippen was tried & executed for killing his wife, in 1910, on the evidence her alleged remains were found in their house. A century later, DNA testing done on the remains proved they were not hers, had no genetic relation, and were male.
9PbX TIL to clear the streets for President Kennedy’s Inauguration the army used flamethrowers to melt the snow.
aPkL TIL Governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford Act in 1967, which repealed public carrying of firearms in California.
YpkeP TIL George Washington allegedly said before his death that he "will never set foot in London again!" so when they erected a statue of him in London, they put US soil under the statue to honor that claim.