› added 3 months ago

20

TIL that one of the the biggest source of microplastics released in the environment is paint, as 95% of modern paints are plastic-based.

Read more polymerspaintcolourjournal.com

via reddit.com

MeDyA TIL about the trials for Rocket Mail. Since 1810 inventors have tried to deliver mail via artillery, and later rockets. In 1959 the US navy fired a cruise missile filled with mail from a submarine to a Naval base in Florida. Despite enthousiasm by the Postmaster General it was a one time thing.
aw1pb Today I Learned that electrical wiring is a competitive sport.
PYgaL TIL duct tape is a recognized & effective treatment for common warts like verrucas. In blind clinical trials duct tape removed warts completely 85% of the time. The success rate for cryogenic treatments was 60%.
oWM8 TIL MySpace turned down an offer to buy Facebook for $75 million in early 2005
8WbZ TIL Mitsubishi once offered “0–0–0” financing (0% down,0% interest,$0 in payments the first year). Initially, sales leapt, but many buyers defaulted at the end of the grace period, leaving Mitsubishi with used cars for which they had received no money and were now worth less than they cost to build.