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TIL that biodegradable plastics aim to address environmental concerns, breaking down more easily than traditional plastics. However, navigating the complexities of their production, usage, and disposal can be puzzling.

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8ekja TIL about the Anti-Tank Dog. Dogs taught to carry explosives to tanks, armored vehicles and other military targets. It failed because they would train the dogs using their own tanks and would mine friendly tanks instead.
e0J4D TIL 12-year-old Ralph (Peter Billingsley) from 'A Christmas Story' was given real chewing tobacco on set and got sick.
Ydmd TIL Canada, the European Union and the U.K. do not allow surgery to be performed on octopi without anesthesia due to their cognitive abilities
JYk98 TIL the first known mention of the word abracadabra was in a second century AD book (written by a physician) which prescribed that malaria sufferers wear an amulet containing the word written in the form of a triangle and the power of the amulet would make lethal diseases go away.
mxNlY TIL that, after binge-watching Breaking Bad, Sir Anthony Hopkins wrote a letter to Bryan Cranston praising him for his portrayal of Walter White.