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TIL: Scientists have been using little crochet hats to help better study cats that suffer with chronic pain.

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oRlQL TIL about the 'lemonade test' when presented with lemonade made with salt instead of sugar, girls overwhelmingly opted to be 'nice' and drink it, boys were more opt to express their true feelings
J1M1v TIL: The wires helping hold up antenna and poles are not "guide wires" by actually "guy-wires"
9wlQm TIL when President Charles De Gaulle visited Harold McMillan at his home in Birch Grove in 1961, the French Secret Service put a special fridge in the coach house filled with De Gaulle's blood in case of an assassination attempt. A Daily Mail reporter was also bitten on his behind by a police dog.
EkPo TIL that after the sinking a british U-boat during WWII, Herbert Schultze sent radio message “cq - cq- cq - transmit to Winston Churchill. I have sunk the British steamer Firby. Posit 59.40 North and 13.50 West. Save the crew, if you please. German U-boat”. This made Schultze famous in Germany & UK.
NZOe TIL that the Catholic Church is the largest (non-governmental) provider of healthcare in the world