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TIL That a Subaru Plant Throws Away Less Rubbish in 1 Year Than a Family of 4 Does in 1 Day

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OomjY TIL: Iraq used to be the center of the world for knowledge in the Middle Ages. Scholars from all backgrounds came together to translate Greek works into languages such as Latin, Arabic, and Persian. Algebra, Geometry, Astronomy, and Medicine were some of the fields that were refined.
NXGoQ TIL of the disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi, a 15 year old Vatican teenager who disappeared while returning home from a flute lesson in Rome on 22nd June 1983. In January 2023, Vatican City opened an official investigation for the first time ever on the request of Pope Francis.
Woj4 TIL that Kane Hodder, the actor that played Jason Voorhees in four of the “Friday the 13th” films, once objected to a scene where Jason was supposed to kick a dog, “to which he insisted that Jason was not evil enough to hurt animals.”
x5j0 TIL A litter of Labrador retrievers can include puppies of all the different Labrador colors regardless of the colors of the parent dogs.
PRkG TIL that a dozen years after Hurricane Katrina, Amtrak has still hasn’t restored coast-to-coast service in the South despite the rails being up and running.