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TIL: The 15 biggest container ships pollute the air more than all 750 million cars combined

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M0g0 TIL it is thought that dogs enjoy sticking their heads out of windows because its like a “high-def scent buffet.”
yQMee TIL Monty Hall was born Monte Halparin. Excluded from medical school due to secret quotas restricting the number of Jewish students, he got a job in broadcasting. His station misspelled and shortened his names, making him Monty Hall. He co-created and hosted "Let's Make a Deal" for almost 30 years.
6ENoQ TIL about David Voelkert, a 38 year-old who befriended a 17 year-old teen on Facebook and told her he wanted to kill his ex-wife. The teen was actually his ex who got him arrested. David was freed after he gave a notorized affidavit to prove he knew all along it was his ex trying to mess with him.
lobRK TIL that along with 20 people, two dogs were accused of witchcraft and executed by hanging during the Salem Witch Trials
1xjO TIL that before standard CPR was invented, the dominant response to cardiac arrest was to cut open the chest and massage the heart directly in the hands.