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TIL: We now have facial recognition software for cats.

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5VYyQ TIL about the Ryugyong Hotel, which North Korea has been trying to open since 1987
69vpl TIL that when scientist think they have found a new insect species, they examine its penis; there is such variety between insect penises that it’s a sure fire way of identifying a new species
OoQoe TIL that Patton Oswalt once stood absolutely motionless during an entire 3 minute opening scene on the sitcom "King of Queens," and no one noticed it until years later.
jN6ZX TIL that the record for passengers on a ship was set in WW2 by the Queen Mary: 16,082. The ocean liner was so fast it often sailed without escort and could outrun both submarines and torpedoes
AD9Kg TIL an undercover officer was led on a chase of a suspicious person. A CCTV officer used cameras to tell him where the suspect was at throughout the chase. After 20 minutes they discovered that the "suspect" was actually the undercover officer chasing himself at the direction of the CCTV officer.