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TIL that Earth’s oxygen is primarily produced by the ocean.

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yXmv TIL the Vietnam war was the only war in which military dogs were classified as expendable equipment, and not allowed to return home. 3800 out of 4000 dogs were left behind.
9Y9YQ TIL that Sweden has 267,570 islands, making it the country in the world with the most islands
Z8pPR TIL that when a production of Pygmalion had changed the ending, the man responsible for the change told Shaw "My ending makes money; you ought to be grateful," to which Shaw replied, "Your ending is damnable; you ought to be shot."
5Y7JP TIL there is a book called "Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy" that explains the process of how to get current tools from nothing. [PDF]
b9B54 TIL in 1993, a 5 year old set his house on fire, killing his 2 year old sister. The mother blamed Beavis and Butt-head for making fire seem "cool". As a result, MTV removed all references of fire from their past and future episodes (not the 2011 run) and rescheduled it for 10:30pm instead of 7:00pm