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

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O7PY TIL of a woman who presented a forged doctor’s note as an excuse for missing her sentencing for, that’s right, forgery.
rREBx TIL that Bolaji Badejo, the 6'10 man who played the alien in Alien (1979) didn't audition for the role but was casted by the film's casting agent Peter Ardram, Ardram casted Badejo in a London pub, since he was looking for a tall and thin man to fit the role. This was Badejo's first acting role
PYYPL TIL that of the 40,000 penguin chicks born in a colony in Antarctica this season, only 2 survived.
epdXD TIL While common among humans, facial expressions of anger and aggression are rare in great apes, and are not described for gorillas and orangutans
grDN9 TIL that Richard Amsel, who did posters for films such as Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Sting, as well as many portraits for TV Guide, died of AIDS in 1985