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TIL The average human consumes 70,000 particles of microplastics a year, this is equivalent to 1 credit card a WEEK.

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XEN9R TIL in 1986 at the age of 20 years old, Mike Tyson surpassed Floyd Patterson's record to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
X0BR8 TIL a M1892 revolver was recovered from the USS Maine after it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898. It was gifted to Theodore Roosevelt, before he was President. He used this revolver in the charge up San Juan Hill. The gun was stolen twice while on display. Once in 1963 and then again in 1990.
WA4X TIL a 6 feet wide stream exists in England that all who swim in it are sucked to certain death.
5YZYn TIL Not only are unripe (green) bananas edible, eating them Before They’re Ripe Comes With Surprising Benefits for Your Blood Sugar and Gut Health. Green bananas can help keep our blood sugar in check, maintain gut health, and curb excessive eating.
QyOd TIL Attila the Hun misinterpreted a letter from a Roman Princess and thought she had asked to marry him. Although his army was significantly weakened, he marched on Rome to claim his newest wife, and was defeated