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TIL Apple didn't invent Siri, they merely purchased it from an existing company.

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gvP9 TIL In the United States, fake abortion “clinics” set up by religious organizations outnumber real abortion clinics by about 2/1.
YvQx TIL, the Roman ruins where Caesar was murdered are now a large cat sanctuary
dD9gK TIL pizza rolls were created in the 1960s by a cook working for a Chinese food company searching for new uses for their egg roll machine. She tested several sandwich fillings, but pizza flavors tested best, causing her to say, "Pizza rolls are nothing but egg rolls with pizza crust and filling."
6EXd8 TIL Mehmed the Conqueror requested his father, who had abdicated earlier, to come back and claim the throne in time of trouble by saying: "If you are the Sultan, come and lead your armies. If I am the Sultan I hereby order you to come and lead my armies."
Z8RZQ TIL C.S. Lewis was Irish, once saying “I'm Irish not English. Did you ever know an Irishman who didn't puff and blow?” when informed his heavy breathing was interfering with a radio broadcast.