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TIL there is no official "national identity card" in the United States. Most Americans use their driver’s license as a national identification.

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e07PJ TIL Sun Tzu had to train the king's concubines as soldiers, so he chose 2 as captains & gave an order, but they all just giggled. He ordered the captains' death, to the king's protests. Sun Tzu said he had to complete his mission. The captains were killed & the squads then performed perfectly.
PYJ0J TIL That The Kurilian Bobtail Is A Natural Cat Breed Which Evolved In Isolation For Hundreds Of Years. As Pets, They Are Described As Clever And Gentle, And They Love Playing In The Water.
7bgO TIL They are still making The Land Before Time movies
lo7ra TIL that in 1959 Guinness dropped 150,000 special “messages in a bottle” into the Atlantic Ocean to celebrate its 200th birthday. Making it one of the longest ad campaigns ever.
naAW TIL that many stereotypic movements in zoo animals, such as pacing, are caused by lack of stimuli, i.e. boredom