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TIL in old English the possessive (eg. cat’s) was marked by -es. This was shortened to -s, which is why there’s an apostrophe (as it represents the missing ‘e’)

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KOxZ9 TIL that the Soviet Union built their own Space Shuttle in secret. In November of 1988, they revealed and launched The Buran for it’s one and only flight successfully. Unlike the US Space Shuttles, this space craft was fully autonomous, had ejection seats, and was able to carry 30 tons.
lJYA TIL in 2004 a man in Florida was convicted of 1st degree murder for lending his car to a friend.
gMnaX TIL the Japanese bullet train system is equipped with a network of sensitive seismometers. On March 11, 2011, one of the seismometers detected an 8.9 magnitude earthquake 12 seconds before it hit and sent a stop signal to 33 trains. As a result, only one bullet train derailed that day.
KOyr9 TIL: The voice actor for Jar Jar Binks attempted suicide as a result of decades long harassment and death threats
Yv7A TIL that in Rome, the ancient temple where Julius Caesar was murdered is now a sanctuary for hundreds of cats