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TIL that cats love olives because there's nepetalactone in it, the same chemical that's in catnip!

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Me8vV TIL that Welsh football team The New Saints (TNS) was sponsored by a local computer company from 1997 to 2006, and changed its name to Total Network Solutions FC. Every time they won a home match, the TV announcer said "They'll be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight!"
j67WX TIL of Steve Maman, also known as the Jewish Schindler, for his work helping hundreds escape slavery and captivity
Wky0N TIL a small lake in Africa killed 1,700 villagers and 3,500 livestock overnight when it suddenly released 300,000 tons of carbon dioxide, suffocating everything within 16 miles. Scientists still don't know what triggered the event.
R5md7 TIL AirBnB has almost negligible impact on rent and housing prices
lo6Wa TIL Lyndon B Johnson's favorite drink was Fresca soft drinks-- he even had switches installed in the White House offices to summon valet to bring him a Fresca or coffee depending on which button he pressed.