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TIL of the “Technocracy movement”, a 1930s political movement that wanted to replace all politicians and businesspeople with scientists and engineers.

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Y7av7 TIL of Portable Soup, also known as pocket soup or veal glue. A precursor of meat extract, bouillon cubes, and of industrially dehydrated and instant food, it is essentially a partially dehydrated broth and a solid counterpart of meat glaze.
78YVr TIL The Today Show was on the verge of failure, until it was saved by a chimp named J. Fred Muggs. He was a daily guest on the show until anchor Dave Garroway became jealous and drugged Muggs mug.
e0Kgn TIL that wax worms can eat and break down one of the most common plastics, polyethylene. Their digestive process breaks the plastic's chemical bond, producing an organic compound.
d88RK TIL that Joakim Brodén, co-founder of the Swedish power metal band Sabaton, once made a drunken bet with his bandmates to travel to his next gig at Trondheim, Norway on foot. Starting off at Falun, Sweden, this was a 350 mile journey and Joakim even had fans help him along the way.
wkP6 TIL The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that recycling one ton of plastic conserves approximately 3.8 barrels of crude oil.