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TIL that plankton produces 50-85% of the worlds oxygen.

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yQrmp TIL Despite of Nazis having a reputation for persecution of homosexuals, Ernst Röhm a founding father of Nazi party in Germany was an open homosexual. At one point he was ousted but asked to join back. Hitler was aware of his homosexuality and used intimate 'du' when referring to him.
oB8gr TIL Joe Rogan and Gerard Way (Lead singer for My Chemical Romance) are cousins.
4XAk5 TIL that Disneyland has its own color called "Go Away Green"—a shade that's meant to help things blend in with the landscaping. Go Away Green is a gray-green (and kinda bluish) shade, tested and formulated to blend in well among almost anything: concrete, landscaping, the sky, you name it.
PYKLG TIL During development of the game Wing Commander, a memory error would occur when exiting the game. They didn't have enough time to fix the error before shipping so they changed the error message to "Thanks for playing Wing Commander."
RB19 TIL The United States currently has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers. The rest of the world combined also has 19 commissioned aircraft carriers.