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TIL that pack rat middens may contain materials for up to 50000 years

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6EXLX TIL in Singapore, anyone of sound mind and over 21, will have their heart, lung, kidneys automatically donated if they do not opt out
rNabw TIL that in 1944, Nazi Germany was spending 75% of their GDP on their military.
oM4R TIL the cousin of the “ Internet Bully Hero”, that slams a kid on the floor at school for bullying him, committed suicide. Because of bullying.
Wjr8 TIL there’s a Japan indoor vegetable-factory that produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields. LEDs emit light at ideal wavelengths for plant growth, while also optimizing night and day cycles, allowing lettuce to grow 2.5 times faster.
6EKmW TIL that Mountbatten chose 15th August as India's independence day because it was the day of Japan’s surrender in World War II.