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TIL The King of Thailand was born a Citizen of the United States

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b9Ev4 TIL A cat in New Zealand tricked two different women into owning him. Neither knew they had the same cat until after he went to the vet for stitches. The cat got to keep both names as well as both owners through a shared custody agreement.
RWG7 TIL that Shrapnel is named after its inventor, Henry Shrapnel.
E1yMV TIL that “Boo” comes from the Latin, meaning “I am crying aloud!”, which means that when ghosts say “boo!” they are basically saying “I am yelling!”
0wAWy TIL that Frankie Muniz doesn't remember being in 'Malcolm in the Middle'. His memory loss was due to several concussions and strokes.
6EMeJ TIL about the "multi-dog experiment". In 1968, Demikhov transplanted a puppy’s head onto the neck of another dog. It was the first "two body-one circulation" system. This taboo experiment which was criticized a lot became the founding principle of the modern heart and lung transplant we have today.