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TIL Over 3 million tons of asphalt pavement has been recycled and there is over 99% recycling rate for asphalt.

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xlog TIL that as a young actor Denzel Washington played “Grapes” in Fruit of the Loom commercials
kJOEg TIL the modern face-up technique of high jump was invented by American Dick Fosbury and debuted at the 1968 Olympics. Reporters mocked him, saying he looked like a "two legged camel". He won the gold. It is now known as the "Fosbury Flop" and is the dominant style in the sport
v17O8 TIL Many Romans, distrustful of the unreliable Italian post office, make weekly trips to the Vatican just to post their important letters.
R7gNQ TIL that when helium is cooled to near absolute zero it becomes a liquid that flows against gravity.
dL9j TIL that BONO is the only human to have been nominated for an Oscar, a Grammy and a Nobel prize