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TIL that cats can eat blueberries and other vegetables

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n86P TIL that the first living creatures to go into orbit and return safely were, 40 mice, two rats, a rabbit, some fruit flies, plants, and 2 dogs. One of the dogs puppy was given by Khrushchev to Jacqueline Kennedy. She mated with a Kennedy dog, and JFK referred to their offspring as pupniks.
W7gko TIL Nikola Tesla claimed to have invented a death ray capable of destroying entire armies.
OGyGR TIL that in 2001, Seattle had a huge Mardi Gras party in their Pioneer Square neighborhood that culminated in a huge riot that left 100 people arrested, 70 people hurt and 1 person (Kris Kime) killed.
gMpy7 TIL Peter Rabbit author Beatrix Potter was an aspiring mycologist when the prestigious Linnean Society rejected her submitted paper on fungi reproduction because she was a woman. 100 years later (and 54 years after her death), they formally apologized for their sexist treatment of her work
W76J8 TIL that human's brains are inherently wired to put more focus on the negative than the positive in what Psychologists refer to as "negativity bias."