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TIL The Malaysian government sprayed DDT to rid infested areas of mosquitos. This caused an ecological imbalance that ultimately forced planeloads of cats to be parachuted into the country.

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awNjb TIL that the Old City of Jerusalem, one of the holiest sites on Earth for Christians, Muslims and Jews, is less than half a square mile in area. Central Park in NYC is 1.3 square miles.
loE1N TIL about Dr Clara Immerwahr, the first woman to get a PhD in Chemistry in Germany in 1900. She assisted with the weaponisation of Mustard gas, which was subsequently used on the frontlines in 1915. During a party to celebrate it's successful use, she committed suicide by shooting herself.
R5g99 TIL Hemingway cats carry the polydactyl gene and can produce six-toed kittens
VBY4m TIL That a journalist accidentally discovered his wife was the world's best Tetris player
PY7lZ TIL The use of hops was unknown to Ancient Egyptians as was the process of carbonation. To a modern-day beer drinker, an Egyptian brew would taste more like a fruit drink