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TIL phytoplankton account for half of the world’s supply of oxygen

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b9Av0 TIL that US food manufacturers used cans that were soldered with lead until 1991.
KEbG TIL the two biggest money losing movies in history were both produced by Disney for a total loss of $336 million
WkEE4 TIL the classic VW Beetle was produced in Mexico from 1955 until as late as 2003, where it was used as a taxi. The Mexican government effectively ended the Beetle's production because street gangs would often raid two-door cars as the passenger in the back couldn't escape.
yRDp TIL a rigorous experiment found that non-celiac gluten sensitivity probably doesn’t exist and instead patients were experiencing a ‘nocebo’ effect.
PYgDE TIL that according to astronauts, space smells like a strange mixture of charred meat and raspberries.