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TIL that cats display the same main attachment styles, as babies and dogs

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4kExJ TIL that the Battle of Paoli, a British victory against America is often falsely deemed a massacre where British troops took no prisoners. Actually they took many American prisoners, but the British use of bayonet made the battle very bloody.
OoZP1 TIL The queen of England is a Viking. She is a decendant of Rollo the viking
OEWg TIL “Reductio ad Hitlerum” is a term for trying to derail an argument by comparing it to Hitler’s or the nazi party’s views.
rRXrW TIL in 2016, a gorilla named Harambe was shot dead by some cops in the Cincinnati zoo after an three year old go fell into his enclosure. Harambe did not harm the boy but was stilled killed for some reason.
0dpbp TIL that for 15 years some of Canada’s largest grocery chains, including Loblaws, conspired to keep bread prices artificially high. During that time bread prices rose 96% compared to overall food inflation of only 45%.