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TIL in the 1870s, the city of Liège, Belgium hired 37 cats to deliver mail. It was unsuccessful.

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ME6B TIL that Bhutan, a nation that is 75% Buddhist, has a holistic govt goal of “Gross National Happiness” which includes equitable and sustainable socioeconomic development; preservation and promotion of cultural values; conservation of the natural environment; and establishment of good governance.
nWVVB TIL the Mulberry harbours which had been constructed in WW2 to support the D-day landings were reused in 1953 when Holland flooded.
NRVN TIL: In 1856, American politician, Preston Brooks (D), beat Senator Charles Sumner ® with a cane on the floor of the United States Senate in retaliation for an anti-slavery speech. He resigned his seat later in the year, only to be reelected to the same position left vacant by his resignation.
o8x7 TIL that ancient Indians had concepts that revolved around time dilation and the idea that time flows at different rates in different “universes”
QROe TIL A defense lawyer (who was also a congressman) in a murder trial accidentally shot himself and died while reenacting the possibility of a victim accidentally shooting and killing themselves instead of his client; the defendant was then set free.