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OomD4 TIL that the Montreal Protocol to protect the Ozone layer was the first treaty in UN history to have been accepted by all member states. If the treaty and it's actions had not been accepted, the ozone layer would've been so degraded by 2070 that just 5 minutes in sunlight would burn you.
mxPkx TIL that Johnny Carson caused a nationwide toilet paper shortage in 1973 by claiming on national TV that there was a toilet paper shortage.
vPjm7 TIL every year 481 billion plastic bottles are sold, more than enough to bury the Burj Khalifa!
Eg7Z0 TIL Babylon is used in reggae music as a concept denoting the materialistic capitalist world. It is believed that Babylon actively seeks to exploit and oppress the people of the world, it is believed that the smoking of ganja was made illegal because this sacred herb opens minds to the truth.
LKmv TIL Walmart permits RV parking on their store lots as they are able and the price is free for overnight parking.