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TIL that cellophane is not a form of plastic and is completely biodegradable

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JY5Gm TIL IKEA once made a commercial where the viewers were first shown emotional shots of a lamp being abandoned by its owner, and then had an actor say "Many of you feel bad for this lamp. That is because you crazy [sic]. It has no feelings, and the new one is much better."
Y7k9x TIL Yellowstone hot spring pools are acidic and can dissolve an entire person
JZnm TIL according to a Federal Reserve Bank study, poor kids who do everything right don’t do any better than rich kids who do everything wrong. It’s called “opportunity hoarding,” so not only is there a glass ceiling, there’s also a glass floor.
xY7o TIL Steve McQueen’s infidelity saved his life. He was supposed to attend the dinner party where the Manson family murdered Sharon Tate and others, but skipped it after he “ran into a chickie”.
Wkn1d TIL The creator of the GIF file format said the GIF file is pronounced as JIF during an awards ceremony in 2013