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TIL About 1000 Sea Turtles Die Per Year From Eating Plastic and 52% Have Eaten Plastic

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E1xwd TIL In 1969 Forrest Parry, an IBM engineer, had the idea to affix magnetic tape to a plastic card. Every adhesive failed. He went home frustrated. His wife was ironing when he walked in. She suggested he fuse the tape onto the card with the iron. It was a success, and the magstripe card was born.
p8KQb TIL that muslims recognize Jesus of Nazareth as one of their prophets
5wPp TIL The blood on set for Sweeney Todd was coloured orange so it rendered correctly on the desaturated color film used.
jNagE TIL that Samuel Little was the most prolific American serial killer. He claimed to have killed as many as 93 women and the FBI has confirmed his involvement in at least 50 murders, the largest number of proven cases for any serial killer in US history.
x64y1 TIL that insects undergoing metamorphosis can retain their memories even though their bodies, including their brains, essentially melt down into gloop and reform entirely. It is not understood how this is possible.