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TIL cigarette butts can severely stunt the growth of plants by making the soil toxic

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Eg9mP TIL where the idiom “dead as a doornail” came from. In old times when nails were made by hand, they were often reused and had quite a long life span. Nails used to make doors however, only had a one time use because of how they were used to build a strong door.
BrgyW TIL The Vatican broadcast its public approval of Pokémon in April 2001 after Christian groups argued that it promoted Satanic themes.
Z9JD TIL that in the United States, Alaska is the state that is farthest north, east, and west (due to the fact that the Aleutian Islands cross the 180° meridian of longitude).
pB8N TIL Nutella and Ferrero Rocher chocolates are made by the same company.
RRZa TIL that Google intends to scan all known existing 130 million unique books by the end of the decade.