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TIL less than 10% of all plastic has ever actually been recycled

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XE7eP TIL that only around 10% of blind Americans know how to read Braille, compared to 1950, where 50% knew how to read Braille. This is due to a shortage of teachers to teach it and more reliance on technology as well as Braille being seen as outdated.
QJENk TIL A scene was deleted from Borat (2006) due to an unusually patient supermarket manager.
4XOxR TIL that in 1997 when the Methuen Mall closed, Applebee's refused to leave. For two years the mall was completely empty, save for the single Applebee's. The mall was demolished around the Applebee's, leaving the restaurant alone on a 60-acre lot until a lengthy legal battle forced them to leave.
epBL6 TIL the term “debugging” comes from an incident that occurred while Grace Hopper was working on the relay contacts of the Harvard Mark II. A moth flew into the computer and was electrocuted to death. Hopper literally had to “debug” the computer which is where the term came from.
v1ZDB TIL that Roman Emperor Domitian staged a banquet so spooky the guests were sure they were going to die by execution sometime during the night.