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TIL: That Swedes and Hobbits celebrate February 30th

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9YODD TIL that cats have a precise method of walking called "direct registering." Their hind paws fall inside the place of their forepaws, minimizing noise and visible tracks, while ensuring more stable footing
rNG5x TIL In 1794, a doctor in Virginia performed a successful Caesarean section on his own wife.
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