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TIL Keurig K-Cups are non-recyclable, non-biodegradable, and generate a ton of plastic waste. They are so environmentally unfriendly that its own inventor has said: “I feel bad sometimes that I ever did it.”

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7N1L TIL that, due to an urban legend, it’s common belief among brazilians that you might die from poisoning if you eat mango fruit mixed with milk
1amWV TIL the United States is only ranked as the 25th most democratic country in the world, and is classified as a 'Flawed Democracy.'
nWyDY TIL Lady Gaga is the first woman in history to win an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA & Golden Globe in a single year, in 2019 for her perfomance in A Star is Born
1aLrX TIL A Soviet Base in Wünsdorf East Germany was once the largest Soviet military base in Germany and contained a movie theater and pool for high ranking officers, but was abandoned after the Berlin Wall fell. The complex is now being renovated and already 1,700 new apartments have been created.
OGeA6 TIL that in 1993 Todd Rundgren released the first interactive album, No World Order, for the Philips CD-i (under the name TR-i). The disc allowed listeners to listen to six different versions of the album from guest producers and make their own mix.