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TIL humans may be only 20 years away from inventing immortality

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R7Er1 TIL while "instant mashed potatoes" tend to be associated with modern and instant foods, the process of drying and grinding starchy vegetables for storage goes back to ancient times. The Incas made a freeze-dried potato food called chuño and Japanese Ainu cuisine also uses ground and dried potatoes.
j6p1E TIL that the first recorded cat video was filmed in 1894 by Thomas Edison, featuring two cats boxing in a ring. There are actually videos of this online
0w1av TIL that Pespi once ran a promo in the Philippines such that bottle caps with the number "349" printed underneath would win ~$37,000. Unfortunately, a computer glitch printed 800,000 bottle caps with "349"
l7Lr7 TIL that Izzy Stradlin is the only member of the Guns ‘n’ Roses original lineup to gain a high school diploma
wNE7 TIL that in Ancient Greece, throwing an apple at somebody meant to declare your love to them.