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TIL France charges tire manufacturers a tax of about $1 per tire to pay for tire recycling. The penalty for non payment is $8,000 per tire. This is how you recycle.

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9WgX TIL “no” is the 84th most used word in the English Language while “yes” is 486.
vPGWx TIL of the Golden Gate Bridge Bolt, a concept for a roller coaster that would scale the Golden Gate Bridge at a height of over 700 feet and a top speed of over 200 miles an hour. City officials rejected this concept in fear of drivers being too distracted by the coaster.
9wV6m TIL of a species of Pitcher Plant that has developed a symbiotic relationship with Tree Shrews. The Tree Shrews feed on the nectar produced by the Pitcher Plant and defecates into the pitcher while the Pitcher Plant gets its needed nitrogen from the shrew poo