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TIL Keyboard Cat died in 1987.

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xVZXo TIL that 100 million Americans (~30%) are currently hosting a parasite.
Wkx8o TIL the first confirmed victim of Takata airbags was 18y/o Parham. As she drove around a car park, she lightly bumped another vehicle making the airbag inflate, sending metal pieces at such tremendous force that one hit the teen’s neck slicing open her carotid artery. She bled to death in her seat
XEx5E TIL that there is rust on the moon due to oxygen leaking from Earth and reacting with water on the Moon
nemyd TIL The US awarded the Sioux $102 million for taking their land to build Mount Rushmore. But the Sioux didn’t want the money; they wanted their land back. The money has sat in trust accounts, accumulating interest. Today about $1 billion waits untouched in accounts at the Department of the Treasury.
K94R TIL the FAA investigated an airline for staging a wet tshirt contest with high schoolers during a flight