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TIL that in 1930, the Soviet Union built a plant to make polybutadiene, a synthetic rubber used for tires, out of ethanol from potatoes

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4pVa TIL The first ever theme park was Santa Claus Land, and is still over 1,000,000 visitors per year.
5xVQ TIL the “earthy” smell accompanied by rain comes from an organic compound produced by Actinobacteria found in soil
Rmx7 TIL the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also caused volcanoes to erupt everywhere, acid rain which burned flesh and vegetation, sulfuric gas that blocked out sunlight for years, vaporized rocks as deep as the sea floor, and mega tsunamis up to 2 miles (3.22km) high.
rRene TIL that not only is Jupiter the largest planet in our solar system, it was also the first planet to form
8eLga TIL the so called “Blue Zones” of longevity are likely just regions rife with clerical errors and pension fraud