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TIL that the first apple computer was sold for $666 without mouse and keyboard just a simple assembled circuit board

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POMO TIL the phrases “Come and take it”, “From my cold, dead hands”, and “They shall not pass” are all derived from King Leonidas of Sparta
pY84O TIL about the Cat Gap, a 7 million-year period from 18.5 million to 25 million years ago when cats became rare or nonexistent in the fossil record in North America
mxDMp TIL that John F. Kennedy's brother, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated as well, by a 22 year old palestinian christian
1pEP TIL the the “pink ribbon” associated with Susan G. Komen etc. was ripped off from a “peach ribbon”, created by grassroots breast cancer activist Charlotte Haley. She refused to let her design be commercialized by Self Magazine—who consulted their lawyers and were told to “just change the color”
mxMAx TIL, actor Tim Allen's father died in a car accident in 1964 when Tim was only 11 years old when that happened. A drunk driver collided into the father's car.