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TIL that dandelions can be used to produce rubber. Car tires made from dandelions are in development.

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Aaba TIL that Matt Stone and Trey Parker offer low-profile, non-speaking roles to celebrities and that George Clooney was offered the role of Stan’s dog. He accepted, voicing several very good barks. Jay Leno has also provided the meows for Cartman’s cat.
M01W TIL when Soviet geologist discovered a cavern with natural gas, they decided to burn it off so it wouldn’t harm anybody, Expecting it to take a few days. Four decades later it stills burns, locals refer to it as the “Door to Hell”.
19gX TIL scientists have discovered nutrients from melting icebergs boost phytoplankton growth which in turn helps to store atmospheric carbon dioxide
8eKQL TIL that Bernie Madoff was treated as a hero in prison. The swindler wrote in a letter to family, "I am quite the celebrity, and am treated like a Mafia don. I can't walk anywhere without someone shouting their greetings and encouragement, to keep my spirit up".
m1n7M TIL of the 'Eddie Murphy Rule' in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act which disallows secretly giving out doctored market information so as to corner a market using false information.