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TIL that over 90% of the ocean's plastic waste comes from just 10 rivers, 8 of which are in Asia, and 2 of which are in Africa.

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w9Qo TIL in 2004, doctors treating a virginal Japanese woman discovered an ovarian tumor that had grown into the form of a doll and had a brain, eye, spinal nerve, ear, teeth, thyroid gland, bone, bone marrow, gut, trachea, and blood vessels.
Br7je TIL "Apocalypse" (ἀποκάλυψις) is a Greek word meaning "revelation", "an unveiling or unfolding of things not previously known and which could not be known apart from the unveiling".
grr5A TIL that Canada and Denmark have finally ended the "Whisky Wars" after 50 years.
JXvV TIL that the line “ass so fat” is used in over 140 rap songs.
mmAP TIL Rage Against The Machine was told to censor the lyrics of Killing In The Name when performing live for BBC. They started out censored before launching into the full lyrics, which are “F*ck you, I won’t do what you tell me!”