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TIL in 2009 a five-year-old girl who spent her entire life locked in a room with cats and dogs, and no heat, water, or sewage system was found. She could not speak Russian, would jump at the door and bark as caretakers left, and had “clear attributes of an animal”.

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x6J8D TIL TV physicist Brian Cox was also the keyboard player for D:Ream
69ojY TIL theft is so rare in Japan that people often use wallets, purses, laptops or phones to save their seats in cafes and public places, leaving them unattended while they go buy food or go to the bathroom.
wbLP TIL Australian astronomers discovered a mysterious signal to be their microwave oven after 17 years
N7VjN TIL IKEA started serving food in its stores because the owner Ingvar Kamprad learned that many customers were leaving without buying anything due to hunger. Over 1.2 billion hot dogs and 11.6 billion Swedish meatballs have been consumed since its opening.
0r8p TIL : The US Navy has a science ship that can flip itself. Most of the ship is sunk in the process, only leaving the 5 stories high part above sea level.