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TIL WoW was reverse engineered on private servers to bypass the monthly subscription fee

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kJjeB TIL that a bodega cat (also known as a deli cat, store cat, shop cat, the manager, or the boss) is a type of working cat that inhabits a bodega, which in New York City English refers to a convenience store or deli. They control rodents and other pests.
9Y7LX TIL of two neighbor galaxies nicknamed "Akira" and "Tetsuo". Akira is a 'red geyser': a galaxy that has stopped making stars because its massive black hole is stealing gas from a nearby galaxy, Tetsuo, leading to friction and temperatures that prevent gas from clumping together (1million+ degrees)
OGjW1 TIL in 2012, Spain’s King Juan Carlos I went elephant hunting in Botswana. The trip was meant to be secret, but he was badly injured and needed a medical flight home. A scandal erupted over the cost—and since he was an honorary president of the World Wildlife Fund at the time.
KYdPw TIL of Gene Greytak who made a film and television career impersonating Pope John Paul II. He made 17 different appearances spanning from 1988 - 2004 playing the same or similar character.
d5RQ TIL General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, on the march north to Gettysburg, captured free black men and sent them south into slavery