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TIL A female cat is called a Queen

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D0nD TIL There’s a group of people around the world dedicated to purchasing and destroying every copy of Shaq Fu, the Shaquille O'Neal video game.
e0N1n TIL the original British "Peelers" (police) had to be at least 5'7, 20-27 years old, and wear their uniform even when off-duty. They couldn't vote, and needed permission to marry or even eat with a civilian.
4vBo TIL in 1968 Kim Il Sung sent 31 commandos to South Korea to try and assassinate the president. After they infiltrated the border they stumbled on two brothers chopping firewood. They decided to indoctrinate them about the benefits of communism and release them. The brothers notified the police
7mBx TIL a teacher in Queens resigned after an investigation revealed he’d used 11 sick days to compete in professional wrestling matches, once on a televised “SmackDown!” match against Kurt Angle.
mxV6E TIL of Drachten, a town in the Netherlands, where almost all traffic lights and signs have been removed in the town's centre in an effort to improve traffic safety, based on the theory that drivers pay more attention to their surroundings when they cannot rely on strict traffic rules.