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TIL That a type of plastic can be made from Milk. The resulting product is odourless, insoluble in water, biodegradable, antiallergenic, antistatic and virtually nonflammable.

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aLjM TIL that a live broadcast of a panda giving birth was cancelled after it was found that the panda was faking her pregnancy for extra food
vDvr TIL that despite having a wingspan of up to 7.5 feet and a height of up to 3.5 feet, a typical male bald eagle weighs only 9 pounds.
NX676 TIL Canada made five $1,000,000 face value coins out of pure gold weighing 221lbs (100kg), one of which was stolen during a heist, never to be found
VBdwp TIL the record for the longest pregnancy is held by Beulah Hunter who gave birth to a healthy baby girl in 1945, over 100 days past her due date.
rRWQo TIL Lego's brick making is so accurate only 18 in every million bricks made are defective, which are then recycled.