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TIL that 45% of drywall in the US is made from waste from coal-burning electric plants. And that the gypsum in drywall is 100% recyclable.

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ZpV6p TIL of the hexamyriapentachiliapentahectatriacontaheptagon, a polygon with 65,537 sides.
YppMG TIL there is a mysterious windowless concrete skyscraper in New York that is designed to withstand atomic fallout for up to two weeks.
Lk8BZ TIL The United States Supreme Court has declared tomatoes are legally vegetables, not fruit. (Nix v. Hedden, 1893)
rR7Bd TIL of a supersition that claims if you utter "Rabbit, Rabbit" before any other words on the 1st of the month, it will bring good luck.
bPYp TIL The youngest known serial killer ever is Amerjeet Sada who killed 3 young children at the age of 8, including his neighbor’s baby whom he bludgeoned with a brick