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QJ8N6 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.
5YL7P TIL the first person of African heritage in space was Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
jNGM 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.
R7Zdj 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.
MeQNV TIL Silicone oil leaches out of remote control buttons and gradually makes the controller less responsive