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TIL most plastics are more expensive than gasoline by weight . The average consumer only thinks gas is expensive compared to plastic because they buy more gas than plastic.

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dDYO8 TIL that in 2014, the beard of Tutankhamun's golden mask fell off during cleaning at the Egyptian Museum. Workers used epoxy glue to reattach it, causing permanent damage and leading to their prosecution in 2016.
M7LWB TIL that all Medal of Honour recipients receive a special license plate (state dependant) to display on their vehicle.
9wLL7 TIL most 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles have more than 1000 pieces
kJav4 TIL It takes more than 4 million average-sized farts a year to generate enough biogas to power a large-sized home.
1ajed TIL william lever, founder of sunlight soap which later became Unilever, collaborated with belgian congo and used forced labor.