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TIL China has doubled its output in pollution since 2005
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TIL Michelin are so secretive about their tires that they don't patent the rubber compound they use so it can't be copied.
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TIL in Fairbanks, Alaska it is illegal for a moose to enter a saloon (via the sidewalk). This law was created to try to stop a local tavern keeper from getting his pet moose drunk and prevent the moose’s frequent drunken rampages.
vLE7
TIL a 15-year old boy heard that a 5-year old girl had gotten abducted. So he got on his bike and went to look for her. He found her and brought her back to safety.
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TIL that Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was the capital of Portugal in the 19th century
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TIL that although he was 6’ 5" and 315 lbs, Michael Clarke Duncan’s mother would not let him play football in high school, afraid that he would get hurt. So instead, Duncan pursued his interest in acting.