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TIL the City of Los Angeles uses 96 million plastic balls to cover its water supply to prevent evaporation, saving enough drinking water for 8,100 people per year.

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lZBA TIL that young children, like axolotls, can regrow their fingertips back, an ability that disappears as age progresses.
LkYo0 TIL An Italian pedagog Roberto Nevilis is considered the real “inventor” of homework. He was the person who invented homework in 1905 and made it a punishment to his students. Since time when was homework invented, this practice has become popular around the world.
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MkRA TIL the witness Protection Program has never had a breach of security in which a protected person or family member was harmed.
yeEV TIL drivers stuck in traffic jams in Beijing can call someone to come to them on a motorbike. The driver then hops on the bike while the deliveryman waits out the jam and delivers the car to the destination when traffic clears.