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TIL that the Egyptian Mau is the oldest cat breed in the world, dating back at least 3000 years.

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KYQOJ TIL Intel was originally going to be called Moore Noyce after two of its co-founders, but the name was rejected because it sounded too similar to "more noise"
m1O8v TIL that Fermina Orduña was the first woman in Spain to register a patent in her own name
nev9W TIL that the conflict point of the movie 'Sully' between Captain Sullenberger and the NTSB was all made up. In reality the NTSB report lauded Sully and its computer simulations vindicated his gutsy call to land in the river.
16BDV TIL in 1906, Teddy Roosevelt became the first sitting US President to make a foreign trip when he visited the Panama Canal
Oo5m1 TIL paper recycling was first recorded in 1031, when Japanese shops sold repulped paper.