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TIL Cats were dropped from planes during WWII with a bomb strapped to them hoping the cat would avoid the water and land on the decks of enemy ships.

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raXW TIL when Titanic went down, its shipping company stopped the crew’s pay but charged families the freight costs of shipping the bodies back. Most couldn’t afford it, which is why there are so many memorials rather than graves for the more than 500 crewmen from Southampton who died aboard the ship.
kJVW TIL Banana peels are edible (and good for you!)
ANPjg TIL an Australian company grows meat cultures of existing and extinct animals. In addition to investigating the potential of more than 50 species, including alpaca, buffalo, crocodile, kangaroo, peacocks and different types of fish, the company has created a "mammoth meatball."
w871 TIL the Placebo effect also works on dogs.
Z8p44 TIL Koko the Gorilla who knows sign language is still alive, teaching sign, and playing with her pet cats