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TIL that Martha Stewart's adorable kittens, featured on her social media and commercials for Pretty Litter, are illegal under the laws of her home state, Connecticut

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W6EL TIL there is a 1200 acre lake that is super heated by a coal burning power plant, even in zero degree temperatures the water never dips below 50 degrees.
7KNP TIL Fiat produced a car in 1911 that did 180 mph (290 kph)
YbKZ TIL that children’s education has drastically changed from the play-based model (in hunter-gatherers) to forced labour due to Agriculture and Industrial ages, into today’s learning-as-work model. The notable trend throughout the years is that play is seen as a hindrance to children’s education.
VMQjB TIL that the Dragon’s Breath, the world’s second hottest pepper, was developed for its essential oil having potential as a skin anaesthetic, and later cultivated by a breeder who had not planned to breed the chili for record heat, but rather was trying to grow an attractive pepper plant.
d8RMQ TIL Microwaves convert Vitamin B12 to an inactive form, which means about 30-40% of the Vitamin B12 in microwaved foods is not usable by mammals