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TIL A cat’s meow is custom tailored for its owner and is rarely used for communication with other cats.

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mDvP TIL in the London riots of 2011, the looting and vandalism which took place throughout the city was almost totally avoided by bookshops. One man said his store would probably stay open during the unrest, stating: “If they steal some books, they might actually learn something.”
rR77d Coffee makes 30 percent of people poop
X07Q6 TIL Elephants can’t jump. Unlike most mammals, the bones in elephant legs are all pointed downwards, which means they don't have the "spring" required to push off the ground.
Xex6 TIL that King George V of England, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany were first cousins.
pYPgZ TIL Alaska is so large and deserted, it has the equivalent population density of 16 people living in Manhattan.