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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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wWe8 TIL that Islamic architects invented Girih tiles — a set of tiles that can completely cover an unlimited surface in a non-periodic way — five centuries before the modern science rediscovered it as Penrose tiling.
0wbQM TIL that Huey Lewis got a perfect 800 on his math SAT
W749Y TIL about 'Balconing' in Ibiza, a phenomenon in which intoxicated party goers die or are injured by acting wildly on the balconies of the hotel establishments where they have stayed
VMEvQ TIL that in the 1950's and 60's Americans were told that by the year 2000 the normal work week would be 20-30 hours, and people would be committing suicide from boredom.
GdOJ TIL in 2014, Metallica lead guitarist Kirk Hammett lost his phone that had over 250 ideas for riffs on it and didn’t have a backup. Because of this he has no songwriting credits on the new album.