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TIL research shows that cats recognize their owner’s voices but choose to ignore them

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GYl7j TIL that the USA does not have an official language at the federal level. English is only the official language of 32 states.
OPwa TIL that Oxford University is older than the Aztec Civilization
R7Z01 TIL in fourth and fifth century BC Athens, a possible punishment for adultery was Rhaphanidosis: sodomy with a large black radish.
4XEgR TIL that Jerry Springer was born in a London subway station that was being used as a shelter from German bombing during World War II.
vPer7 TIL in 1984 Leonard Bernstein once conducted the Vienna Philharmonic without the need of a baton or even his hands and instead only used his brow & facial expressions to communicate to the orchestra all the information they needed.