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TIL (Monty Python member) Graham Chapman’s last words were “Sorry for saying fuck”

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LQmy9 TIL that the last living person who was at the Alamo during the battle died less than a month before the end of World War 1. He was not even a year old when the battle occurred.
epVW5 TIL Americans throw out over 400,000 smart phones per day, on average.
BrVxd TIL Stephen King's 1974 novel, Carrie, was rejected by 30 publishers before Doubleday bought it and paid him a $2,500 advance. The hardcover sold only 13,000 copies, but Signet bought the paperback rights for $400,000, finally allowing King to quit teaching and become a full-time writer.
Bj1K TIL that Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” was originally called “Starlight” and the hook was “Give me some starlight! Starlight sun”.
lo7yA TIL 96 percent of U.S. pet-custody cases involve dogs. Only 1 percent involve cats.