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TIL in 2018 a mom put out an ad to borrow an orange cat so her kids could have "a lasagna dinner with Garfield" and succeeded

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714b TIL there is a tree native to Florida, the MANCHINEEL, that is so dangerous that standing under it in the rain is enough to cause blistering if the skin is wetted by raindrops containing any sap.
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GYeyg TIL of Archibald Hall who was a thief and serial killer active while working for the British aristocracy, stealing and killing several of his employers and fellow house staff. So yes, the butler did it.
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rNepW TIL - In 2000, the first crewed mission to the International Space Station (Expedition 1) launched on October 31. This began continuous human presence in space, with astronauts from NASA and Roscosmos working together aboard the ISS. The collaboration has been ongoing ever since.