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TIL in 1987 a barge left New York for North Carolina hauling 3,168 tons of trash. NC turned it away, and it traveled for 7 months trying and failing to find someone to take it. It sparked a national conversation about landfills and recycling.

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9wKrB TIL about the "Rabbit Test," a human pregnancy test created in 1931. It involved injecting urine from a woman into a female rabbit. If the rabbit's ovaries showed enlargement upon dissection, it indicated the woman was likely pregnant, with about a 98% certainty. This was utilized until the 1970s.
oRyDW TIL that May 5 is when Children's Day is celebrated in Japan
X1Pj TIL Dylan McDermott (American Horror Story) who appears to be in his 30’s is actually 51.
KYlV6 TIL that Copium isn’t just a meme phrase, but a type of bug
0d0eN TIL that even though the Vatican says a bishop or archbishop should be referred to as "His/Your Excellency", the Canadian government does not recognize it, and instead refers to bishops by their title only