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TIL cats developed meowing almost exclusively for humans

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GAyPE TIL songwriter Trevor Rabin wrote the entirety of the Yes song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" while sitting on the toilet.
6ELLY TIL the studio tapes for Billy Joel's first album, 'Cold Spring Harbor,' were transferred to vinyl at a higher speed which made both the music and Joel’s voice sound higher-pitched than normal
rNw4d TIL about Franklin and Armfield, the largest slave trading firm in US history. Adjusted for inflation, the company was worth billions of dollars.
AAdl TIL that there’s an unknown object in the nearby galaxy m82 that started sending out radio waves. The emission doesn’t look like anything seen before
vPXRD TIL the peak of Mount Etna is the world's only decipoint. A point where ten municipalities' borders converge.