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TIL that out of the 9 billion tons of plastic humans have created throughout history, half of it has been in the past 13 years

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5Qyn TIL John Belushi disappeared off the set of ‘Blues Brothers’ (1980) one night. On a hunch, Dan Aykroyd went to the nearest house with lights on; “Belushi? He came in here an hour ago and raided my fridge. He’s asleep on my couch.” The confused homeowner informed him.
J115k TIL that a German Cinema offered free tickets to the premiere of Schindler's List to members of the right-wing AfD party in Germany
BgMZK TIL Che Guevara went to medical school and became a doctor. He considered it one of the turning points of his life.
x6LRo TIL that a Formula 1 car can brake from 100 mph to 0 faster than it can accelerate from 0 to 100 mph.
D8ke TIL in Germany, it is illegal to contact/email an employee on their vacation days.