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TIL that Churches in the 19th century would give out ice cream, dubbing the events "Ice Cream Socials"

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xKXb TIL when Barbra Walters interviewed Miley Cyrus in her home in 2008, the camera crew managed to clog all of Miley’s toilets. Instead of getting angry, Miley and family later sent Barbra a golden toilet figurine reading “So you’ll always remember the Cyrus family.”
Ka1R TIL of Oscar the Cat who predicted when people in his nursing home were about to die with such accuracy that staff would call relatives.
DQxGV TIL Deer Hunting Has A Conspiracy: it pertains to the largest rack ever submitted for the record, and why the Mitch Rompola Buck doesnt hold the title amid accusations of fakery.
gMn49 TIL Futurama's "Jurassic Bark" episode is a homage to Hachiko, the Akita who waited 9 years following Ueno's death for him to come back.
E8nV TIL: Humans and Giraffes have the same number of neck vertebrae. In fact all mammals do, with the exception of manatees and sloths!