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

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Z8Rn4 TIL There’s a myth that these are the memories of our past life which somehow make appearance in our subconscious mind. Some scientists believe that these are the memories that are vanished off from our conscious mind.
yRvw TIL that the current Queen of England is related by blood to U.S. President George Washington. Their last common ancestor died in 1681.
GmD4 TIL there is a battery powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out.
W7pl4 TIL that one group (only 12% of the US population) is devouring as much as half of America's beef.
MgWB TIL that if you earn more than $21,000 dollars per year, you are among the top 4% richest people in the world