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TIL that seaweed was such an important fertilizer during the Great Potato Famine, some people would actually steal seaweed from the shorelines of private properties.

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78W1P TIL On Aug. 1, Sprite will ditch the soft drink’s green-colored bottles in favor of clear PET bottles. Green, has contributed to it as one of the most recognizable brands. Sprite states that they try to further bottle-to-bottle recycling and increase the the availability of recycled material-PET.
xV4E0 TIL the Outerbridge Crossing, connecting Staten Island to Perth Amboy, was not named so because it's the outermost bridge in NYC, but in honor of the first chairman of the Port Authority of NY and NJ, Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge
yVVOl TIL that in Quebec, wafers used for holy communion are sold in stores as snacks
awBN0 TIL it's illegal in Italy, punishable with a fine, to tell a man he has "no balls"
b9EP4 TIL there is ice on the surface of Mercury despite it being the closest planet to the sun in our solar system and therefore one of the hottest