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TIL that only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled.

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4XPPa TIL that July 12th is arguably the birthday of England, as it was on 12 July 927 that King Athelstan's overlordship of the Kingdom of York was recognized, making him the first ruler of all the territory of what we now know as England
9YjBM TIL that during the scrapping of the SS Great Eastern in 1890, the body of one of the original builders was found inside the double hull-he had gone missing in 1853.
wLaW6 TIL that the saguaro cactus can live over 200 years, and does not grow its first branch until it is 50-70 years old.
kJ4J5 TIL the terms "booze" , "fed up", "hoodwinked", "under her thumb" and "wrapped around her finger" come from falconry
9QgB TIL that the division symbol is called an “obelus,” and was used in ancient manuscripts to mark passages that were suspected of being corrupted or spurious.