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TIL Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) Persian soldiers used cats as shields as Egyptian religion forbade harm towards cats.

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5Y7w8 TIL AC/DC briefly considered breaking up after their original frontman, Bon Scott, died. However, encouraged by the insistence from Scott's parents that he would've wanted them to go on, the band decided to continue. They found Brian Johnson as their new frontman and "Back in Black" was made.
VVM0 TIL Reddit founder Alex Ohanian, wrote an open letter to Reddit about stopping their sexist ways. It was titled “dear fellow geeks: WTF”
kylm TIL Gay men are thinner than the national average while gay women are heavier than the national average.
ZGv TIL lobster is now cheaper than deli meat
WwE4 TIL that one of the most popular philosophical debates on debate.org is whether or not Australia actually exists.