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TIL gum isn’t biodegradable. 105 tonnes of “gum” trash are produced each year.

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7rEOp TIL The Ottomans sent £1000 pounds to the Irish as aid during the potato famine. The sultan attempted to send more, but the British told him not to so as to not donate more than Queen Victoria.
4XRVR TIL according to studies, when men and women are "just friends", on average men think the woman is still romantically interested in them, and on average women think the men are strictly just friends.
6EZww TIL of "Network Decay" which describes how cable television shows drift away from their original intent for the pursuit of ratings. It is why channels like The History Channel now air reality shows and Ancient Aliens.
Oj9R TIL an RTI(Right to Information) was filed by an Indian guy asking for India’s nuclear launch codes in India.
9YN5D TIL That most Converse sneakers have a very thin layer of felt applied to their soles, in order to legally classify them as slippers. This saves the company more than 33% in import tariffs.