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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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YgVW TIL that drying your hands with paper towel will reduce the bacterial count by 45 - 60% on your hands. However, using a hand dryer will increase the bacteria on your hands by up to 255% because it blows out bacteria already living in the, conveniently, warm moist environment.
dJQ9 TIL Microsoft Kinect sensors protect the Korean Demilitarized Zone for South Korea. They’re more accurate than other sensors which would occasionally give false alarms from falling leaves.
Zppja TIL some people are born tongue-tied. This anomaly restricts mobility of the tongue due to an unusually short, thick lingual frenulum, the membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth. The condition is easily fixed by surgically cutting the frenulum
WMOd TIL the Hoshi Ryokan hotel is one of the oldest companies in the world, founded in 718. It has been in operation by the same family for forty-six generations.
4dXR TIL that in 1989, a group calling itself “The Breeders” deliberately caused a medfly infestation in California, devastating crops and causing millions in damage. No suspects were ever identified.