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

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6YMW TIL that in the 1966 film adaptation of “Fahrenheit 451” the credits are spoken, not read, in keeping with the film’s theme of destruction of reading material.
rXl0 TIL mail-order marriages are less likely to end in divorce than marriages overall in the United States
5Y18P TIL that some luxury perfumes contain a rare and extremely valuable type of sperm whale poop called ambergris, which fixes their smell and allows it to last longer.
R7WBl TIL In 2019, 47 of Beethoven's surviving relatives met up for Beethoven's birthday in his hometown of Bonn, Germany. In 2020, Bonn - along with multiple other German cities - will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday
4Xoyb TIL about the Nigerian Civil War, where the US, UK, and the Soviet Union were supporting the same side during the cold war, while China, France, and West Germany were supporting the other side