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TIL that Apple started working on the iPad in 2002, and the iPhone was actually a spin-off from the iPad development.

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QNMp6 TIL There are fossilized plants over 4500 feet beneath the ice sheet in Greenland
ZpagG TIL the owner of the domain milk.com has owned it since 1994 and uses it as a personal blogging space. He’s refused to sell it and even justified his choice on the site.
lom1K TIL the Titanic's watertight compartments likely caused its rapid sinking by keeping too much water weight in the bow of the boat. Without the compartments, the ship would have remained horizontal and taken several hours to sink allowing nearby ships to rescue all passengers in time.
p60e TIL that the US government paid an average of $1.8 million to the families of the victims of 9/11
418N TIL : THAT THE FBI Had 12-Page File On George Carlin Because He Made Jokes About Government