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TIL Plywood has been around for at least 4500 years

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8aY7X TIL: Will Smiths full name is Willard Carroll Smith Jr.
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9YkdQ TIL Pearl Jam's song Jeremy is based on the real-life classroom suicide of Jeremy Wade Delle of Texas, who was released from a mental hospital and sent back to school -- reportedly, once his insurance money ran out he was deemed "cured" .
e06L4 TIL A cat in heat can have multiple eggs, and they can be released over several days of her cycle. If Tabby has chosen more than one Tom during her heat cycle, it's possible she'll be carrying kittens from multiple fathers.
dDW98 TIL that there is restaurant in Beijing that specialises in preparing dishes from the genitals (penises and testicles) of male animals.