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TIL 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in world are just in India.

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JX5B TIL: There is a fern that has such a high level of atmospheric carbon sequestration that it caused an ice age. Azolla captures 6 tons of atmoshperic carbon per acre per year and could reduce global CO2 levels, while providing high protein livestock feed, or nitrogen rich fertilizer.
BV0d TIL Gears have been discovered in an insect. Interlocking cogs evolved in nature long before we invented them. (VIDEO LINK)
5V7O8 TIL - Belgium went 589 days without a government
KGR4 TIL Brad Pitt once rented a Mexican Resort, had the power and phone lines cut, and bribed the Mexican government to arrest his friend on drug charges as a practical joke
Wkgpo TIL that a company in Tokyo decided to make their HQ into a vertical farm. They gave up 43,000 square feet of space to grow food. 200 species of fruits and vegetables are harvested and served to employees. There is a 1000-square-ft rice paddy in the entryway.