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TIL people with 'outdoor' cats generally have lower income and lower educational attainment

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KYG5E TIL New Zealand isn't depicted on many world maps (including ones used in NZ itself)
GYPbQ TIL The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit finds Sanofi improperly listed insulin device patent in FDA’s Orange Book
Y7xRx TIL: The stereotype of someone having a seizure say they smell buring toast comes from a real life 1950s case of Dr Wilder Penfield whose patient would smell burning toast before having a seizure
0wBQR TIL about the Scientific Responsibility award that honors scientists and engineers for exemplary actions often taken at significant personal cost. One recipient was Roger Boisjoly who tried to prevent the Challenger Shuttle disaster by highlighting that the O rings could fail in cold weather.
BvYk TIL potatoes absorb Wi-Fi signals the same way people do, and are used to test/improve internet signals on airplanes.