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TIL research suggests that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50 million cars, while the top 15 largest container ships together may be emitting as much pollution as all 760 million cars on earth.

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4Vyg TIL that traditional Japanese units of time were of unequal length, to accommodate the variation in daylight as the seasons changed. They also created mechanical clocks that varied in the same way.
1joW TIL Charles Darwin married his first cousin with whom he had ten children. Three died as infants and three were infertile. He was the first to raise the question if incest may cause weaknesses in offspring after studying inbred plants in his garden.
Mpg0 TIL that only law abiding citizens must register firearms with the U.S. DOJ Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE). Criminals, or “prohibited persons,” are not required by law to register because it would violate their Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
OoyKY TIL: At the age of 7 and 8, future Argentinian serial killer Cayetano Godino was caught by police beating small children, but he was released and sent home due to his age. However, at age 10, his parents reported him to the police for masturbation, and he was jailed for 2 months for masturbating.
18E7 TIL that In 1949, the U.S. Military created a synthetic version of Marijuana called “Dimethylheptylpyran.” Just 1 mg can have effects lasting for 3 days.