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TIL there’s an island in Japan populated with more stray cats than humans

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JBQv TIL Jennifer Lopez’s parents told her becoming a movie star was “really stupid” and that “no Latinos did that”. Fifteen years later, she became the first person to have a number one album and film in the same week.
M7oaK TIL about a two billion-year-old naturally occuring U235 nuclear reactor in Gabon, where unique geological conditions created a sustained nuclear reactor for 100,000 years
16MJO TIL 'Earth Song' was the last song Michael ever performed. He rehearsed it on June 24, 2009, while preparing for "This Is It", just hours before his death
KRyJ TIL Humans’ and Dogs’ brains have evolved to understand each others’ vocalizations to some degree, including dogs understanding human laughter.
DmNe TIL of María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, the mayor of Tiquicheo Mexico, survived three assassination attempts and despite her wounds refused to resign. In 2011 her term as mayor ended and her police protection was withdrawn. In November 2012 she was abducted, stabbed and brutally beaten to death.