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TIL that technically cats domesticated humans rather than the other way around, as they saw the advantage of living with humans. Thus for millennia the DNA "domesticated" cats remained largely the same as when they were "wild", as no selective breeding was needed to make them tame.

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1bmV TIL the economist Peter Schiff repeatedly warned investors in 2006 about the coming subprime mortgage crisis on various news shows and was either laughed at or shouted down by pundits who recommended investing in banks that later failed
loLA1 TIL Two and a Half Men's Jon Cryer played Lenny Luthor, Lex Luthor's Nephew, in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. He now plays Lex Luthor on CW's Supergirl.
8aoKa TIL Microsoft's iconic Solitaire game for Windows was developed in 1988 by then intern Wes Cherry out of boredom. He received no royalties.
JYvpQ TIL of Tek Sing often referred to as "Titanic of the East". Happening 90 years before the Titanic went down, the Tek Sing was overloaded with cargo and also carried 1,600 emigrants, akin to the Titanic they were low on lifeboats from the start. Less than 190 people were rescued.
jNjkN TIL the original Pong game created by Al Alcorn had a glitch that would make the paddles on both sides not go all the way to the top. This was due to a defect in the circuit. Alcorn wanted to fix it but decided it was important because two good players would have played forever if it had been fixed.