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TIL that the earths ozone layer is on track to healing completely within 50 years.

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vmZx TIL that Teller(the silent half of Penn and Teller) taught Greek and Latin for 6 years before going into show business fulltime
jo9N TIL that Deja Vu is your brain is trying to apply a memory to a situation you are in, failing, and then making you feel like it’s familiar anyway.
KOvaE TIL Comedian Steve Martin plays the banjo and won a Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2009
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