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TIL - the oldest cat ever recorded was Creme Puff according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records. She died aged 38 years and 3 days.

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xZ9w TIL France has a law requiring tech workers to ignore emails from their bosses after 6pm
W7ppL TIL that Methamphetamine (brand name: Desoxyn) is used as a second line of treatment for ADHD
XEWL8 TIL of a 2011 study that analyzed the decisions made by a panel of judges who spent several days reviewing parole applications. It turned out that the likelihood of a prisoner getting parole was mostly determined by how hungry the judges were at different times in the day.
JYb9k TIL about the Sweaty T-Shirts test. Men wore t-shirts for two days and then women were tested on which smell they liked. Women preferred the smell of men who were genetically similar but had different immune systems. Inheriting different immune systems gives children a survival advantage.
Eb1p TIL that the first instance of Telephone hold music was a mistake that was caused by a loose piece of wire touching a metal girder at a factory. It turned the building into a giant radio antenna that would play music from a next-door radio station when people were put on hold.