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TIL, Companies are mining landfills because they are incredible rich in minerals. More so than found in nature.

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9EVp TIL that the “pool smell” is not chlorine, but chloramines, which are created with the combination of chlorine and human sweat, oil, or urine.
kOEZ5 TIL when Holocaust survivor Roma Ligocka first watched Schindler's List, she recognized herself as the Girl in the Red Coat. Ligocka wore the bright red coat when she was a child in the Kraków Ghetto
yVA7M TIL that while commonly associated with the WW2 Normandy landings, "D-Day" is just a general military term for the date of a planned attack; the equivalent in French being "Jour J", "Lá L" in Irish and "Tag X" in German.
EgOod TIL that wehn Ed Sheeran appeared on BBC's Top Gear in 2015 at the age of 24, he had never driven a car before. He was given driving lessons before taking a full lap on the Top Gear Test Track.
m1vbx TIL the figure of Heraclitus, a last minute addition to Raphael's " the school of Athens", strongly resembles his rival, Michelangelo and he's depicted as a sulking loner. In another occasion, while walking with his large entourage, Raphael mocked M. for always walking alone "like an executioner"