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TIL that 50% of the earth’s oxygen comes from phytoplankton, microscopic organisms they live on the surface of the oceans.

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Oo6WX TIL American founding father George Wythe was poisoned by his great-nephew, George Sweeney. Even though Wythes black housekeeper provided evidence against Sweeney, it was thrown out in court because a black person could not legally testify against a white person, and Sweeney went free.
QJEE TIL Cocoa Puffs and Trix are just Kix with cocoa/fruit flavoring.
5Ynwn TIL That Monster and similar companies make cans of water, so it appears that celebrities are drinking their product while actually just drinking water.
b9A67 TIL Blue whales can eat half a million calories in a single mouthful
nWyZ9 TIL about GJ 1214 b, an exoplanet that orbits a star about 48 light-years from our Sun. GJ 1214 b is the most likely known candidate for being an ocean planet or "waterworld." Due to varying pressures, ocean planet models feature steam, liquid, superfluid, high-pressure ice, and plasma-phase water.