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TIL Puerto Rico has a massive problem with overflowing landfills

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MeJr0 TIL as part of military training recruits are sprayed with pepper spray and then required to engage in combat. This is to familiarize them with the sensation and allow them to handle a real life situation
rNyW TIL that those “Meth: Not Even Once” public service announcements were directed Darren Aronofsky (of Requiem For A Dream, Pi, Black Swan fame)
0weXp TIL Tom Marvolo Riddle's name had to be translated into 68 languages, while still being an anagram for "I am Lord Voldemort", or something of equal meaning.
yVvQl TIL that there are only 8 bear species in the world. I don’t know how I’ve gotten this far without thinking about how I’ve never thought about any of the bears outside this chart.
mnBO TIL that Catalan activist Enric Duran took out 68 loans from a total of 39 banks between 2006-2008, with no collateral, and no intention of repaying, and used the money to finance activist movements, as an act of ‘financial civil disobedience’