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TIL that by 2075 the ozone layer is expected to have fully recovered.

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oByyL TIL when Jesse Owens broke the world record in the 200m dash in 1936, the second place runner—Mack Robinson, brother of baseball legend Jackie Robinson—also broke the previous world record. He worked as a middle school janitor the rest of his life afterward.
KYQYa TIL Mad Cow Disease is caused by cattle consuming the remains of other cattle as part of their diet
X00DR TIL that when filming the iconic final scene of Real Genius, over 140 tons of popcorn had to be popped since the film was made before CGI was invented.
X7gR TIL the classic clown was originally a parody of stereotypical Irish immigrants, with “bushy red hair, large, red nose, and colorful clothes” made up of patches as a representation of poverty.
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