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TIL approximately 140 million cellphones are discarded every year, which would equate to 2,100 metric tons of copper and 3.9 metric tons of gold, among other metals, plastics and glasses

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R7EwQ TIL that all Formula 1 cars must be fitted with a wood plank on their undercarriage prior to each race. The plank enforces a minimum clearance on the cars and is examined following the race for excessive wearing, which would indicate a violation of clearance rules.
4XL76 TIL the waterbed was invented in 1833 by a Scottish Physician. He intentionally did not patent it so that anyone could design their own variation of the waterbed and it could help as many people as it could who were suffering from bed sores.
rV5M TIL that all modern cranes have a Fail limit: If the machine dispenses too many prizes in a given time period, it stops accepting coins and is out of order
d8l6Z TIL: Potato bugs are legitimately called "Jerusalem Crickets" but despite their common names, these insects are neither true crickets nor true bugs, nor are they native to Jerusalem.
e0pPD TIL that the state of Louisiana caps compensation for people wrongfully convicted of crimes at $25,000/year with a maximum payout of $250,000.