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TIL Microbeads, the little abrasive beads in found in soap products, are so dangerous to the environment they’ve been banned in the US

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6EG5J TIL that lottery winner Jack Whittaker was once robbed of $545,000 in cash. When asked why he would carry around that much money, he responded with “because I can”. He was later robbed for $200,000 cash.
78wxP TIL that eating nuts improves your sperm count and quality
Me7N8 TIL that in the 60s, a small town in New Mexico built an underground elementary school capable of withstanding a 20-megaton nuclear blast.
dp49 TIL of Black Jack, the riderless horse who participated in over 1,000 Full Honors US Military Funerals, including JFK’s. He is one of two horses to be buried with Full Military Honors himself, the other being Comanche, General Custer’s horse.
DnOY TIL Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder was paid $1,000 to play the role of Napoleon. The film went on to gross over $40,000,000 in the United States alone.