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TIL That cats love the smell of crushed ants

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Z8O4B TIL that a girl had a five-week-long bout of the hiccups, during which time she hiccupped 50 times per minute. Later, in an unrelated matter, she was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder.
1aQQP TIL - This year marks 61 years since the US has added a state, making this the longest the country has ever gone without adding a state. In the USA's 233 years, it's added a state every 6.3 years on average.
9wEEr TIL that Sylvester Stallone’s famous look is due to a nerve injury at birth, not Bell’s Palsy
e07RD TIL in 2004 while searching the Paris Catacombs police discovered a cinema in one of the caverns. It was equipped with a giant screen, seats for the audience, a fully stocked bar, and a complete restaurant. The source of its electrical power and the identity of those responsible remain unknown
xVxk7 TIL that a dam failure in China, 1975 caused as many as 240,000 deaths. The chief engineer predicted it beforehand, and was removed from the project. It was covered up for decades