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TIL that tire particles are the biggest source of microplastics and we eat and breathe them every day

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LkYld TIL the Conservatives in 1930 Germany first disliked Hitler. However, they even more dislike the left and because of Hitler's rising popularity and because they thought they could "tame" him, they made Hitler Chancelor in 1933.
6ykJ TIL that the “I’m Feeling Lucky” feature in Google search actually cost Google $110 million a year as 1% of all searches use this feature and bypass all advertising.
vPRO8 TIL about St Brigid of Ireland, who turned bathwater to beer
vPvj7 TIL that the country Singapore was named by a Tamil Indian king in the 11th century, and is an amalgam of the words "Singh" and "pura" meaning "Lion City"
yVJ8a TIL about Li-Fi, a technology introduced in 2011 that uses visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared light to deliver information in wireless networks similar to radio waves in Wi-Fi.