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TIL that each cat species can either purr or roar, but no species can do both.

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EmNd TIL that former director of the US Department of Defense, Andrew Marshall, was Appointed to the position by Richard Nixon. He was re-appointed by every president until his retirement because of is effectiveness. Most notably, he has predicted the fall of the Soviet Union and the rise of China.
1v6W TIL that Buddhists have been selecting monks to study science in order to create a curriculum including science education. This will be the first change in Tibetan monastery and scholastic curriculum in 600 years.
R7kB1 TIL Aretha Franklin's voice was designated a natural resource by the State of Michigan in 1985
lgO7 TIL a Quizno’s store manager kept her abandoned store open for months by using the cash from sales to buy bread and discount lunch meats
GanE TIL the tallest tree in the world, the largest tree in the world (by volume) and the oldest tree in the world (non-clonal) are all in California.