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TIL that Cougars are the biggest cat that can purr and meow.

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ADyvB TIL American muffins are actually individual "quickbreads" or oil cakes (like zucchini bread), making them essentially cupcakes. English muffins are griddled flatbreads, which is why they are chemically and nutritionally more similar to pita or pizza than to American muffins.
epJb TIL: Ryan Gossling took time off from acting to pursue his musical career with his band “Dead Man’s Bones”. The band makes creepy Halloween-type music, complete with children’s choir and all.
v1JZR TIL Kodhini, a tiny village in India's southern state of Kerala, has a surprisingly high twins birth rate — 42 of every 1000 births, almost six times as high as the global average of around 6 per 1000 births. No genetic or environmental factor has been ascertained to this phenomenon yet.
78Pdx TIL A 'munchy box' is a popular take away food item in Scotland typically consisting of kebab meat, fried chicken, pizza, chicken tikka, samosas, onion rings, chow mein noodles, pakora, naan bread, garlic bread, coleslaw, other fast foods and sauces such as curry sauce.
nrWb TIL that the child that runs towards Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee) at the end of LOTR: the Return of the King is his own daughter irl.