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TIL the domestic cat (Felis catus) is linked to the extinction of at least 63 vertebrate species (40 birds, 2 reptiles, and 21 mammals).

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VZj0 TIL that about 68% of people experience “phantom vibration syndrome”, where you mistakenly think your phone is buzzing in your pocket
ADRgx TIL the tank battle for Stonne village that changed hands 17 times between 15 and 17 May 1940. IIIrd Reich officers considered it as their "Verdun of 1940". A German officer later said: “There are 3 battles that I can never forget: Stonne, Stalingrad, and Monte Cassino."
K9B9 TIL 80% of black smokers smoke menthols
YvpG TIL - In 2004 and 2007, the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey found that Comcast had the worst customer satisfaction rating of any company or government agency in the country, including the Internal Revenue Service.
o8Wr TIL in 1960 the heir to the Coors beer fortune was abducted and murdered