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TIL 50 to 85 percent of oxygen on Earth comes from the ocean, mainly from phytoplankton.

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l7nG7 TIL that the distinct illustration style of 'The Adventures of Tintin' called 'Ligne claire', was created by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It uses clear strong lines, no hatching, little contrast, and strong colors with realistic background. It influenced many other artists, f. ex. Chris Ware,
XyYQ TIL a study involving 165 patients with Alzheimer’s found that those treated with the highest dose of an antibody drug, aducanumab, experienced an almost complete clearance of amyloid plaques (that supposedly lead to the irreversible memory loss and cognitive decline).
ZkOv TIL Native American warrior Crazy Horse grew to hate white people after witnessing his tribe being attacked by US troops. They had come because his tribe had slaughtered a cow that accidentally wandered into their village
W7yMY TIL in Korea, snack sausage sales increased by 40% during winter of 2010 from people using them as styluses on their touched screen phones without taking off their gloves.
N77gQ TIL that ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has a real life graveyard for dicontinued flavours