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TIL in 1962 the US detonated a nuclear bomb in space

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R7wX4 TIL About Lemon socialism where profits are privatized and losses are socialized.
WkxxL TIL that the world's oldest cat died at the age of 38. She was born in 1967, and died in 2005
P1jXG TIL in 1985, the Canadian government banned the use of the name "Beef patty" by Jamaican patty vendors. The legal definition of "patty" at the time only described hamburger patties. After community outrage and mobilisation, vendors were allowed to call their products "Jamaican patties".
x6gKk TIL that of the top 5 Serial killers with the highest known victim count, 3 are Colombian
bo7Z TIL Nightingale floors, or uguisubari (japanese - 鴬張り), were floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon. According to myth these floors were developed as a means of defense against ninjas.