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TIL That the amount of petroleum used to create one plastic bag is enough to drive a car for approximately 375 ft.

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OGA9g TIL according to a study by scientists from University of Oxford on the best and worst smells in the world, the best smell is vanilla and the worst smell is sweaty feet
QJP1a TIL that despite infamously campaigning on "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever," Alabama governor George Wallace later renounced segregationism, publicly apologized to the black community, and appointed record numbers of African Americans to state positions and his cabinet.
E1Knx Til the Sasanian Persians gassed Roman soldiers with sulfur dioxide during the Siege of Dura Europos. One of the earliest examples of chemical warfare
Njve TIL that A.C.Gilbert’s science based toys were so popular that he was called ‘the man who saved christmas’ by the papers.For a year, his company sold a kids 'atomic energy lab’ complete with Geiger counter, mini cloud chamber, and samples of several radioactive elements.
1rYd TIL The inspiration for the episode “Bart Sells His Soul” came from an experience Greg Daniels had in high school when he convinced a bully to sell him his soul and scared him into buying it back. He did it again until he realized the only person who ever profited on souls was Satan.