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TIL that Google prefers dogs to cats. Their official code of conduct specifically states they are a dog company.

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08RL TIL that in Germany, attempting to escape from the prison is completely legal — Getting yourself free is considered a basic human instinct.
6wX7 TIL of Ponso, a roughly 40-year-old chimp, who was dumped on an abandoned island off the Ivory Coast more than 30 years ago after being used for medical testing. He relies on the kindness of a nearby villager, Germain, who’s dropped off bananas and bread for him ever since he was left to die
jNgpM TIL that children's author Roald Dahl singlehandedly took on six German bombers in WWII, developed a medical shunt that saved 3,000 childrens' lives, and was partially the inspiration for James Bond
4XGN6 TIL the most lethal air accident in Australian history was almost 60 years ago and only killed 29 people.
MMG0 TIL that worms from a science experiment were found alive in the wreckage of the Space Shuttle Columbia