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TIL that according to historical accounts, cats liking fish -that isn't part of their main diet and they can't catch themselves- comes from the fact that ancient Egyptians were the first to domesticate cats by offering them fish.

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Zpp5Y TIL the reason for the signs that say "$10 if we fail to give you a receipt" at stores. They aren't for receipt-obsessed customers, they are there to keep the employees from stealing. If employees don't ring up your purchase and generate receipt, the employee could just put cash in their pocket.
v1gk7 TIL that there are only 4 passports whose holders can enter the world's largest economies [i.e. USA, EU, China, India] without a visa: Japan, Singapore, Brunei, and San Marino
wLj9J TIL about Operation Northwoods which was a false flag operation signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff intended to kill innocent Americans and start a war with Cuba. It was rejected by President Kennedy.
wL716 TIL that the Empty Sky 9/11 Memorial in Jersey City consists of two parallel stainless steel walls, each 210 feet long by 30 feet high, that not only remember the names of the 476 New Jersey victims but also illuminate a dramatic halo of light that touches each name at dusk and at dawn.
gZe7 TIL that there’s a house in the Adirondack Mountains that’s perfectly designed to survive the end of the world.