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TIL That there are plastic-eating marine bacteria that have caused the amount of plastic in the ocean to level off.

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yQZ6J TIL Dragonflies are the most successful hunter on Earth, catching 95% of their prey.
yk78 TIL: In the first episode of Futurama, Bender takes Fry to the Head Museum saying, “It’s Free on Tuesdays.” December 31st 2999 will, in fact, be a Tuesday.
9YeoD TIL the film "My Blue Heaven" is related to "Goodfellas." Intended to be a comedic take on Henry Hill's (aka Vincent Antonelli) life in witness protection, it was written by Nora Ephron...the wife of "Goodfellas" co-writer Nicholas Pileggi...and her own convos with Hill during the same time period.
A6vw TIL In 1942 Hitler met with Mannerheim in an attempt to get Finnish support against the Soviets. Mannerheim lit a cigar and when Hitler (who was known to hate smoking) did not complain, he interpreted it as a sign of weakness and did not agree to the request.
D1bbJ TIL that word boondock come from Tagalog bundok ‘mountain.’ American soldiers stationed in the Philippines adopted the word in the early 1900s, shifting the meaning to refer to "an isolated or wild region."