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TIL in 2001 India started building roads that hold together using polymer glues made from shredded plastic wastes. These plastic roads have developed no potholes and cracks after years of use, and they are cheaper to build. As of 2016, there are more than 21,000 miles of plastic roads.

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8aAZV TIL about John R Fox, an Officer who ordered an airstrike on himself during the second World War to save and protect his country
GYjPE TIL of the ‘3-30-300 rule’, a proposed rule in urban planning that argues that everyone should be able to see at least 3 trees from home, with a 30% canopy cover in each neighbourhood and the nearest park being a maximum of 300 metres away.
x6LX7 TIL about Visual Snow Syndrome, where individuals will see flickering coloured, clear, white, or black dots across their vision at all times.
GYog5 TIL the word 'anecdoche', a conversation in which everyone is talking but nobody is listening.
QJLE9 TIL that the Higgs Boson's media nickname "The God Particle" came from physicist Leon Lederman. He wrote a book and wanted it titled "The Goddamn Particle", poking fun at how hard it was to find. The publishers changed the title to "The God Particle" and the nickname stuck.