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TIL that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans

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7rX0p TIL that the Great Wall of China, stretching over 20,000 km (13,000 miles) and built over centuries, never effectively prevented invaders from entering China.
v1XvL TIL the most expensive mansion ever built in the US ($179,925,000), was demolished 16 years after completion when the owner’s widow sold the property to a developer.
yXdp TIL Wrongfully executed Timothy Evans had stated that a neighbor was responsible for the murders of his wife and child, when three years later it was discovered that he was indeed right.
M7VNV TIL: That steam locomotives were invented before the bicycle. (1804 vs 1817)
NgAb TIL The vocalist on Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig in the Sky” almost blew off the gig because she had tickets to a Chuck Berry concert and didn’t particularly like Pink Floyd’s music.