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TIL that fancy tea bags leak billions of microplastics into a cup of tea. The effects of microplastics on humans are largely unstudied, but water fleas weren't happy about it.

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mb6x TIL The British Army has almost twice as many horses as it does tanks.
9aj6 TIL that in 2009, Disney-owned Lucasfilm successfully sued Verizon Wireless over their line of Android phones named “DROID” as “droid” is a registered trademark of LucasFilm. Since the Steve Jobs Trust is one of Disney’s largest shareholders, Jobs’ estate makes money when a DROID is sold.
X0Mjk TIL Woodpeckers have two toes facing forward and two toes facing backward to help them cling to trees. They’re called zygodactile feet.
XEBMk TIL Presidents since 1929 have generally been wealthier than presidents of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With the exception of Harry S. Truman, all presidents since this time have been millionaires.
10AW TIL there is a 90-mile island in Alaska that is home to more than 1600 bears, outnumbering the human residents 3 to 1. It is sometimes called “The Fortress of the Bears.”