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TIL: Cassette tapes as a format has been kept alive by a unique demographic, US prison inmates

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wPM1 TIL: In 2005, Canada became the first country outside Europe, to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide by passing the Civil Marriage Act
4kmDg TIL about Ankimo, a japanese delicacy made with the liver of the rare Monk fish (a fish genetically related to the anglerfish).
xVOdg TIL that Tom Brady was drafted by the Montreal Expos in 1995
ANbQ7 TIL about Unsinkable Sam - the cat that survived three different ships sinking
ne1JG TIL there are robotic stuffed animals made specifically for senior citizens suffering from cognitive impairment and decline. Meant to reproduce many actions and sounds of real animals they provide comfort for those unable to care for real pets much less themselves.