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TIL 13 Billion Keurig K-cups went into landfills in 2014, the cups are NOT recyclable or biodegradable

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9YEem TIL that aluminum was once so valuable that Napoleon III served dinner to his most honored guests on aluminum plates, while the less distinguished were served on gold and silver plates.
6ENwX TIL that a poet enciphered a poem into the DNA sequence of an "unkillable" bacteria, ensuring that his words will survive billions of years, beyond the human race and the Earth itself
W7oB8 TIL - Some Cats Can Be Allergic to Humans
nW7Kd TIL that Grenadine syrup is pomegranate flavored, not cherry. The name “grenadine” originates from the French word grenade, which means pomegranate.
e0PeL TIL Sigmund Freud attempted to help his friend Fleischl-Marxow, who had become addicted to morphine and heroin due to chronic pain caused by having his thumb removed, by prescribing him medical cocaine. His friend became addicted to cocaine as well and continued to use morphine until his death at 45