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TIL Declawing cats is legal in most US states but forbidden by the EU

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7kyb TIL that 2 Chainz finished second in his high school class and graduated college with a 4.0 GPA
rRP5M TIL that in 1900, during the Scofield mine explosion, a guy named John Wilson was thrown at least 820 feet into the air. He survived
9OEp TIL that Antonio Buehler was arrested and assaulted by the Austin PD for taking pictures of a police officer abusing a woman during a DUI arrest
6lVJ TIL that in 1927 Pez candy was created to help people quit cigarettes. In 1948 the dispenser was created to mimic a lighter. It wasn’t until the 50s that it was made into a children’s toy.
Y7Drv TIL some plants like kiwifruit, wild taro, pineapples have microscopic sharp crystalline needles called raphides.