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TIL cutting off a portion of an ear is the universal sign of a neutered feral cat.

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ADgaB TIL Micheal Dorn, Worf from Star Trek, owned and flew a F-86 Sabre fighter jet.
J1Mek TIL the Ring of Silvianus inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to write the LOTR series after being consulted to translate the ring
4XWEw TIL about The Hole, New York City, a small and low lying neighbourhood that is very (very) run down and suffers from frequent flooding. The mafia used to dispose of bodies there.
OGOAe TIL in Ancient Rome Marcus Tullius Tiro created a system of shorthand called "Tironian notes" that persisted in use for almost 1700 years. Today it's last common usage is ⁊ (et) a shorthand for "and" used as a direct swap for & in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages.
R7yb4 TIL the Pablo Picasso was accused of being involved in stealing of the "Mona Lisa" from Louvre in 1911. It was later revealed that it was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, who helped construct the painting's glass case