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TIL aluminum is infinitely recyclable and highly durable with nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced still in use today; the metal is 100% recyclable and retains its properties indefinitely

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nWvVY TIL that one can tell by the ears of chickens what color the eggs they lay. Chickens' ears are actually earlobes, which are flaps of skin under the ear canal that lie just behind the eyes. In most cases, hens with white earlobes also lay white eggs and hens with red earlobes produce brown eggshells.
7rMQO Til that Mr.Rogers basically saved all of pbs by speaking in front of congress about the importance of public access tv for kids learning
Wk7vd TIL that the original voice of Pingu the claymation penguin, Carlo Bonomi, was also the voice of La Linea (The Line). He uses the same Italian style of gibberish in both.
6Eygm TIL Sexwork was legal in the state of Rhode Island until 2009. Despite claims that majority of people want the laws affecting sexwork to become loosened, the only major change in the last 30 years was to make sexwork illegal in the only state outside Nevada that allowed it.
x6aoo TIL Despite their status as one of the world's largest oil producers, Saudi Arabia is estimated to have less than 100 active oil rigs