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TIL that one reason cats like catnip is that it smells similar to cat urine.

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gMMWD TIL that 46% of the world’s population depend upon rivers originating in Tibet.
5YEEB TIL That The highest wind speed ever recorded occurred on Barrow Island, Australia. On April 10th, 1996, an unmanned weather station measured a 253 mph wind gust during Tropical Cyclone Olivia. This eclipsed the previous record of 231 mph which was set by Mt. Washington on the 12th April 1934.
P1eGO TIL the U.S. military is missing 6 nuclear weapons - the longest missing nuclear weapon hasn't been seen in 71 years, and it is unlikely it will be found anytime soon.
YpOlx TIL that suicide rates are alarmingly high among gender nonconforming individuals. 50.8% of female to male persons have attempted suicide, 41.8% among those identifying as non binary, and 29.9% among male to female.
bnAQ TIL that the banana actually is used as a unit of measure for radiation exposure.