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TIL that only 9% of all plastic waste ever produced has been recycled

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xV4J7 TIL that Betty White's television career has gone on for so long that her first job was in 1939 and involved singing songs on one of the first experimental TV channels
PYO9V TIL bounty hunting is legal in most parts of the United States and in some states bounty hunters can even enter private property to arrest without a warrant or permission. They also have caught "about 90% of people who jump bail".
DyGr TIL in the Netherlands it is legal to be under influence of any drug, simply so users don’t hesitate to seek medical help.
jkMR TIL The world’s first theater devoted exclusively to moving pictures appeared in Pittsburgh in 1905. Its founders called the place Nickelodeon, from the price of admission (a nickel) and “Odeon” the ancient Greek word for theatre.
j4vj TIL that on April 1, 1974, the local residents of Sitka, Alaska woke to their nearby dormant volcano, Mount Edgecumbe, billowing out black smoke. When a Coast Guard pilot came closer to investigate, he found 70 tires burning and the words “APRIL FOOL” spray painted into the snow.