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TIL that residents in Surabaya, Indonesia can pay for the bus with plastic waste instead of money. Paying with plastic will grant you with 2 hours of travel. The aim is to reduce plastic waste whilst getting more people to use public transport, thus lowering the number of cars on the road.
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TIL the first person of African heritage in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
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TIL that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin had to remember not to close the door on the Eagle Lunar Lander, because it had no outside door handle.
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TIL that green is used as a backdrop for TV and electronic cinematography more than any other color because television weathermen tended to wear blue suits.
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TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive