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TIL Toothbrushes release thousands of microplastics into your mouth every time you brush

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DyEJ TIL the highest-grossing Chinese film of all time is a romantic comedy about a playboy businessman who falls in love with a mermaid who was sent to assassinate him.
MeLXB TIL that the trope of pirates saying "ARRR" was popularised by actor Robert Newton who played Long John Silver in the 1950 Disney film. In Treasure Island, Long John Silver is from the west country and so Newton took slang from the region and exaggerated it. "ooh arr" means "yes"
dDVkQ TIL that a German Leopard tank's aiming system is so precise that it can balance a beer glass on its barrel while driving.
WXeL TIL that a 6 century B.C. Indian Physician wrote a book describing modern surgical techniques of incisions, cauterization, prostate g, urethral stricture dilatation, hernia , caesarian , fistulae and many others
xRQD TIL China used more cement between 2011 and 2013 than America did during the entire 20th century