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

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oRBLW TIL of the American caviar industry out of Caviar, NJ (1860s-1920s). One fisherman's canning process was so successful (using glass jars instead of kegs), he helped bring the method to canneries to Russia.
AN69d TIL the rate of fatal accidents due to wagons and horses in 1907 was 42 per 1 million people. For comparison, the motor vehicle fatality rate in 2023 was 120.6 per 1 million people (USA)
x6aEk TIL The AT&SF Railroad operated a freight only airline division starting in 1946, pioneering refrigerated compartments, operated from West Coast to the Midwest. They were shut down by the CAB in 1947, citing a rule not allowing railroads to operate aircraft. Names the Santa Fe Skyway.
m1aRp TIL that Betty White was the oldest of the four main actresses on The Golden Girls and the last to pass away.
pY6Jb TIL Charlie chaplain was born 4 days apart from Hitler. Both had the same mustache style, both grew up in poverty. Chaplains first full sound film was The Great Dictator, satirizing Hitler. He spent two years writing the script, but filming started 6 days after Britain declared war on Germany.