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TIL Cats love green kalamata olives. They contain a compound similar to that in catnip.

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WMlB TIL Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) warned an Admiral during a congressional hearing that he was worried the island of Guam would “tip over and capsize” if more US Marines were stationed there.
epeaE TIL that a Chalupa is a shallow boat, not just a tasty fast food taco/burrito snack.
0d0wL TIL cheetahs can have support dogs
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wLEEo TIL Creator of the American Mother's Day, Anna Jarvis, spent the rest of her life and wealth campaigning against the holiday feeling it became too commercialized and lost the sentiment behind it.