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TIL the term for a female cat is a "queen". How fitting.

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d8r17 TIL that the Yakuza is the second largest criminal organization in the world (by revenue), despite Japan being ranked 11th in worldwide population.
MeLBA TIL that the fluffernutter sandwich was first created in Massachusetts and is recognized as the state sandwich
neJ4d TIL about the Dionne quintuplets. They lived in a specially built hospital nicknamed "Quintland" in the mid 1930's in Ontario. They were the biggest tourist attraction at the time, bringing in more than $50 million in revenue and were also used in film and to promote Quaker Oats.
JYeel TIL there are rural areas of northern England where the pronouns “thou” and “thee” are still in common use
WnAN TIL because of a surplus of whole milk and milk fat, The USDA has worked with restaurants to expand their menus with cheese-laden products, including paying for a $12 million marketing campaign for Domino’s to develop a new line of pizzas with 40% more cheese.