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TIL that Victorians once used leeches to predict the weather.

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j6ewM TIL Ford designed the iconic Jeep grille
m118Y TIL only 10% of plastic is actually recycled
X87R TIL that the ancient Chinese symbol for “Ying and Yang” first appeared on Roman legions shields, Hundreds of years before its use in Ancient China
890K TIL the longest film ever made (Modern Times Forever, 2011) has a duration of 240 hours or 10 days, and shows centuries of decay, compressed into the span of the film.
X5gP TIL that when a Google employee dies their spouses receive half pay from the company for 10 years and their children receive 1,000 dollars per month until they’re at least 19