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TIL Sten Gustaf Thulin invented the plastic bag as a reusable and sustainable alternative to the deforestation caused by paper bags. He'd always carry his plastic bag in his pocket and envisioned everyone would carry and re-use their plastic bags wherever they'd go.

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QJGe6 TIL Queen Elizabeth’s favorite snack is chocolate biscuit cake and that she has one slice of the cake every single day. Even when she's traveling a supply of the cakes is transported with her.
woAYP TIL that Night of the Living Dead (1968) is responsible for the modern conception of zombies as unhinged flesh-eaters. Prior to the movie, "zombies" were typically portrayed as living people enslaved by priests. Interestingly however, the word "zombie" is never mentioned once in the entire film.
5VLDk TIL a 2023 study examined the cognitive ability scores of nearly 400,000 Americans between 2006-2018 and found that over that 13-year period, Americans' IQ scores had dropped in three out of the four cognitive domains included in the analysis.
Y7jkW TIL King crabs are not true crabs. They walk on 6 legs with 2 claws instead of 8 legs with 2 claws. They're more closely related to hermit crabs.
yQeGe TIL that the first meal eaten on the moon was bacon, peaches, and grapefruit juice