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TIL that a large majority of ginger cats are male.

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E1Ak7 TIL that Sherpa is not an occupation or job title but rather the name of a Tibetan ethnic group
5Y8GB TIL about Festa Confederada, the annual festival of Southern US heritage held in Brazil, originally started by Confederate soldiers and their families who fled to Brazil after the Civil War, where slavery was still legal.
b6ZD9 TIL the deadliest tornado in history happened in Daulatpur and traveled to Saturia, Bangladesh. It's estimated that it killed 1,300 people and injured 12,000.
VRZB TIL Genghis Khan once sent a 500 man caravan to establish trade ties, only to receive nothing in return and to have the whole caravan executed. Genghis Khan responded to this act of greed by executing the Shah responsible by pouring molten silver into his eyes and ears.
OGnA1 TIL that Puffball Mushrooms, which have spores the when flicked turn into a puff of smoke, has the Latin name <i> Lycoperdon </i>, literally meaning “wolf fart”.