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TIL that plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviours, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials.

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9wNO6 TIL the world record for longest breath held underwater is 24 minutes 37 seconds by Budimir Šobat from Croatia. The average person can achieve about 2 minutes - afterwards less and less oxygenated blood reaches our brain which at around 6 minutes forces a blackout to trigger automatic breathing.
wk0M TIL Cannabis is a stimulant, depressant, and a hallucinogen all in one.
eEb5 TIL the rover ‘Opportunity’ had an planned 90 day duration of activity. Almost 11 years later it is still functioning and has provided a vast amount of scientific observations.
9wWn7 TIL percentages are reversible. Hence, 6% of 50 is equal to 50% of 6, which is much easier to calculate.
QJb1E TIL: Submarine networking is the process by which data is carried on subsea cables to connect continents. Submarine networks carry 95 percent of the world’s intercontinental electronic communications traffic.