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TIL: The idea that houseplants purify the air of your home by removing toxins is largely false. They do remove tiny amounts of toxic compounds, but to actually make an impact on air quality you would need approximately 10 plants per square foot in your home

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Bg7Ad TIL that turning left on a red light is permitted in some states after a complete stop, from a one-way street to a one-way street, unless otherwise posted.
JY7oj TIL that jasmine rice isn't actually scented and flavored with jasmine. It's just a distinct variety of rice that naturally has a fragrant, floral aroma.
1N4V TIL the crack of the Apatosaurus dinosaur’s tail tip would have released 2,000 times more energy than comes off a bullwhip, and the sound would have been over 200 decibels, a cannonlike boom traveling across the Mesozoic landscape for miles. This ability is believed to be due to sexual selection.
vnVL TIL in 2000 a man looking for a barber chair at a garage sale purchased a two deteriorated boxes of items for $45. He later found the boxes contained 65 glass plate negatives from photographer Ansel Adams worth $200 million.
Eg8Gw TIL before "Max" (Multi Amenity eXpress), a Hitachi and Kawasaki's bullet train, went into retirement after 24 years of service as Japan's last double decker 240km/hr train, it had "last run" livery. Train fans and train operator employees bid the 1,634 passenger train farewell, a customary practice