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TIL: That cruise ships cause significant environmental harm by burning bunker fuel, the "nastiest and deadliest" fuel in the world.

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XlWP TIL: That Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the end times started on October 1, 1914 and that Satan is controlling the world’s governments
7rjWP TIL waffle cones, reclining chairs, and playgrounds were all popularized in America as a result of the tuberculosis epidemic of the early 1900s.
JY1Vv TIL that accoridng to scientific predictions, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy within 4 billion years, creating a hybrid galaxy dubbed "Milkomeda".
PYGxJ TIL that Islam is younger than Christianity.
QJ9m6 TIL about Mexico's informal rehabilitation centers, were "kidnapping teams" are dispatched with the help of family members to abduct addicts and take them to private rehabilitation centers. Many patients are held against their will, suffer both physical and mental torture, and suicides are common.