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TIL that cigarette butts are more frequently polluted in the ocean than all plastic items

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oRvrr TIL that there is a vast illegal black market for blood in India. Selling blood and paying donors in India is illegal, but across the country, a vast "red market" proliferates. People are even kept prisoner in 'Blood Farms' and harvested for their blood.
AN57x TIL: that the word “sandwich” comes from the Earl of Sandwich, who wanted food he could eat without leaving the gambling table.
N7E7e TIL Dr. William Dove was able to produce unicorn (single-horn) rams, goats, and a bull in 1930 by moving the un-anchored horn buds of the animal and trimming them so that they fit together. Dove reported that his unicorn bull became the leader of its herd and was very rarely challenged by others.
J1rgV TIL there are time capsules in NYC not to be opened until 6900
edRk TIL that “Beats” Headphones cost roughly $14 to make and can sell for upwards of $450