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TIL That there is a company that claims to have the ability to convert the worlds waste plastic into oil

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OoEle TIL Colorado has the highest low point of any state in the United States. The Arikaree River at the Kansas border has a low point of 3,317 ft (1,011 m)
dDWkQ TIL that the death rate for heart attacks increases by 15% on days when marathons are held in major US cities. This is thought to be due to road closures and traffic around the marathon route. Ambulance ride length increases by an average of four minutes on marathon days.
VMW8D TIL Armadillo shells are capable of deflecting bullets. A Texan man who tried to shoot an armadillo found himself in the hospital after the bullet bounced back off the animal and hit him in the face.
AO9n TIL The German city of Konstanz was not bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II, because the city left all its lights on at night, and thus fooled the bombers into thinking it was actually part of Switzerland.
LQgxv TIL The oldest building in the United States is a Spanish monastery from the 13th century looted in the 19th century.