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TIL that volcanoes generate ~200 million tons of CO2 emissions annually while human activities generate ~24 billion tons of CO2 emissions.

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VMV0Q TIL Top 10 populated countries of the world [OC]
KYyXQ TIL that the ♻️ symbol does not mean that the plastic can be recycled
PYy7Z TIL of "Number 16," the oldest known spider. She was a wild trapdoor spider who lived in an Australian burrow. She was studied by researchers from 1973 until 2016, when her burrow was found damaged and empty, likely due to a parasitic wasp attack. She was 43 years old.
vPv7x TIL that Hugo Gutmann, Hitler's commanding officer in WW1 who recommended him for the Iron Cross, was Jewish. He was later granted special exemption from anti-Jewish laws and permitted to emigrate to the US.
9Yab6 TIL that back in 2800 B.C., cities in Pakistan had a form of plumbing for bathing and sanitization which would later become the influence for the modern day bathroom. & The earliest known bath tub dates back to 1700 B.C., found in the Palace of Knossos, in Crete.