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TIL if a cat has more than two colors it's a female.

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Dw8p TIL During the filming of the flood scene for Noah’s Ark (1928), the great volume of water used was so overwhelming that three extras drowned, leading to the implementation of stunt safety regulations the following year.
gMo5W TIL The only person to serve prison time for the Iran-Contra Scandal was a minister who in protest stole a street sign named for John Poindexter.
WJmA TIL that the word “Orchid” is derived from the Greek word “Orkhis”, meaning “testicle”
10k4 TIL that the founder and CEO of a Greek yogurt company (Chobani) was a Turkish immigrant who came to the U.S. with only $3,000 and bought an abandoned factory, and started producing yogurt. Now, his company generates over a billion dollars in revenue.
pV7Z TIL while Erin Langworthy was bungee jumping 360 feet above the Zambezi river, the cord broke and she was forced to swim the raging waters with her feet tied together, at one point diving to free the rope from debris.