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TIL adult cats do not “meow” at each other - only at humans. Once a cat is no longer a kitten, it stops “meowing” and only “yowls” at other cats - specifically during breeding season.

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E18jX TIL the dept of Homeland Security ran an experiment where they left CDs and USB sticks in the parking lots of government buildings and private contractors. 60% of those who picked them up plugged the device into their office computers, and if it had an official logo, 90% of them were installed.
EVex TIL that during war, firing upon parachutists emerging from an aircraft in distress is considered by most militaries around the world to be inhumane, barbaric, and unchivalrous, that it is unnecessary, that it is contrary to fair play, and that military pilots have to be held to a higher standard.
6EvmX TIL that snakes have forked tongues to be able to smell in three dimensions. By picking up odours from slightly different locations they are able to tell the direction and source of the smell.
VMJN0 TIL That Okinawa has some of the longest living people on earth, and it has the highest rate of people over a hundred in the world. Two thirds of them are still living independently at the age of 97.
RDWj TIL - US Air Force honours their fallen with a fly-by salute, called “The Missing Man” in which the formation flies very low and the leader’s wingman pulls up rapidly, which represents departure to heaven. This is an aerial equivalent of riderless horse.