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TIL that the Roman Emperor Augustus personally owned the entire country of Egypt as his own personal estate

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R5gx9 TIL that the origin of the English word ‘cat’ is coming from the Late Latin word cattus, cata, catta. “Cattus” was first used at the beginning of the 6th century and is derived from an Egyptian precursor of Coptic šau, “tomcat”.
yQlW8 TIL that the proverb “curiosity killed the cat” was originally “care killed the cat”. In this instance, “care” meant “worry” or “sorrow for others”. The earliest mention of this proverb was in Shakespeare and it went unchanged for around 300 years. It suddenly changed in the early 20th century.
ExVX TIL that all cats with 3 or more colors are females
b9bWZ TIL that some animals, such as penguins and chimpanzees, can sometimes prostitute themselves for pebbles or meat.
EgpD7 TIL that Sean 'Diddy' Combs has changed his professional name numerous times. First performing as Puffy in 1995, he's also called himself Puff Daddy, Puff, P. Diddy, Sean John (his given name), Swag, Diddy, Love, and Brother Love