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TIL There exists a breed of “Werewolf Cats” that act like dogs and sell for as much as $2,500

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vPddL TIL in 2020, Venice’s gondoliers’ association reduced capacity on their boats, blaming the increased burden of “overweight” tourists.
WkJYd TIL architect Edmund Bacon (Kevin Bacon's dad) illegally skateboarded across Philadelphia's LOVE Park, the plaza he helped design, to protest the city's skateboard ban.
epZ1g TIL Wisconsin produces over half of all cranberries in the world. 5% is sold fresh: majority is for sauce, juice, dried fruit, etc. Settlers called the fruit “crane berry” cause the blossoms resemble the head of a Sandhill crane. It takes about 4,400 cranberries to make 1 gallon of juice.
aM6A TIL the word for “roller coasters” in Russian translates to “American Mountains.”
WgPL TIL the US gov’t was found guilty of assassinating MLK jr in civil court