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TIL zookeepers make "bloodcicles" for big cats during the summer

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LkDXr TIL: That none of the three "suicide squad divers" in Chernobyl died from acute radiation syndrome (ARS). As of 2015, it was reported that both Alexei Ananenko and Valeri Bespalov were alive and well. Boris Baranov, passed away in 2005 of a heart attack.
aaAM TIL there was a Megaflood in California that left towns submerged for 6 months in 1861
9YrYX TIL a "familiar stranger" is a term used by social scientists for strangers we see on a regular basis but with whom we don't interact. Familiar strangers are more than complete strangers but do not rise to the level of an acquaintance.
R5n9 TIL World’s second smartest man has IQ of 192 and has and spent many years as a bar bouncer, stripper and nude model.
p5jA TIL In the United States, a 2007–2008 survey showed that dog-owning households outnumbered those owning cats, but that the total number of pet cats was higher than that of dogs.