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TIL In 2019 just 20 polymer producers accounted for more than half of all single-use plastic waste generated globally and the top 100 accounted for 90 per cent.

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Wk6bY TIL John Krasinski auditioned to be Captain America, but after putting on the costume said “I’m not Captain America”
pYZLQ TIL that play is deemed so essential for healthy development that the United Nations recognizes it as a human right for all children.
neL6P TIL that Russia did not have to pay its WW1 debt because it became the Soviet Union
VB0OB TIL : When Queen Elizabeth visited the set of "Game of Thrones" she refused to sit on the Iron Throne because there is a law disallowing her from sitting on a foreign throne.
8pJG TIL that each year 2,000 to 10,000 shipping containers fall into the sea. They float for up to half a year before they sink, making them a danger to marine traffic.