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TIL that half of all plastics ever made were made in the last 15 years

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9dOr TIL A long-closed car dealership, was holding onto a bunch of Brand-New 1950’s era cars with 1-2 miles on them. Some protected with plastic!
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BB7x TIL There are 8,400 attack helicopters in the world. The US owns 6,400 of them. Also, the US has 10 aircraft carriers. The rest of the world also has 10….combined.