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TIL that 75% of all aluminium ever produced is still in use today

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XELRE TIL Emperor Meiji of Japan (1852-1912) was the last Japanese emperor to wear a full beard
gYL9 TIL ‘Goodbye’ is a contraction of the phrase 'God be with you’, originating in 1580.
5Adp TIL Hawaii is the most geographically isolated land mass in the world. Over 90% of the native terrestrial plants and animals are unique to the islands. This level of endemism surpasses all other places on Earth— even the Galapagos Islands.
grANW TIL Dina Sanichar was raised by wolves in the Uttar Pradesh jungle in India until hunters found him in 1867 at the age of 6. He never learned to interact with another human being.
0dgdM TIL Cans of diet coke will float in water, regular coke cans will sink. regular coke has sugar, which makes it more dense than water, so they sink. Diet coke don’t have sugar. Instead, they use artificial sweeteners, which makes it less dense than water, so they float.