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TIL Keyboard Cat died in 1987.

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4X8N TIL a man submitted a patent in 1979 that almost perfectly resembles an iPod. He even went as far as predicting a need for DRM and a way to distribute the music.
oRkW TIL Jack Daniel’s last words were “One last drink, Please”
woVoM TIL that a trio of drunken boys decided to sail out to sea looking for a girl they saw at a sports competition event. They ended up sailing for more than seven weeks and drifted 1300 km off course before being rescued by a tuna boat. They all survived by drinking beer, eating coconuts and a bird.
Eyr0 TIL Saffron, the worlds most expensive spice, has also been touted as an anti-carcinogen and a treatment of clinical depression
YplQB TIL life on earth is estimated to exist for around 4 billion years ago. This means life, as far as we know it, has been a component of our universe for roughly 29% of its timeline.