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

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MNx8 TIL Tim Allen went to prison in ‘78 for smuggling over a pound of cocaine through the airport
BKxx TIL November 9th holds particular significance in German History; it is the anniversary of Robert Blum’s execution in 1848, the abdication of the Kaiser in 1918, the Munich Putsch of 1923, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
p4Db TIL the largest scale model of our solar system spans the length of Sweden, the Sun being represented by the largest hemispherical building in the world.
1DRr TIL one of Richard Ramirez’s (the Night Stalker) early victims survived her attack by putting her hands in front of face to block the gun. The bullet ricocheted off the keys in her hand, saving her life.
W7NVo TIL that Elysia marginata sea slugs steal chloroplasts from the algae they eat in order to photosynthesize, and can regrow their entire leaf-shaped bodies after decapitation.