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TIL Eutrophication happens when fertilizer causes algae to grow like crazy in dykes (gutters) alongside agricultural land

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KGx6 TIL John Oliver has full creative freedom over Last Week Tonight, including free reign to criticize corporations, thanks to HBO’s ad-free subscription model
RJ58 TIL Hunter S. Thompson pranked Jack Nicholson on his birthday by shining a spotlight on his house, blasting a recording of a pig being eaten alive by bears, firing his pistol, and leaving an elk’s heart at the front door, while Nicholson and his two daughters hid in the basement.
KdMa TIL during the filming of Lord of the Rings, Sean Bean refused a helicopter ride to a set due to a fear of flying and instead hiked up to it in full Boromir armor
OGVRa TIL The McFlurry spoon was designed to attach to the ice cream mixing machine, as the McFlurry is supposed to be served mixed.
akQ9 TIL that from 1946 to 1948, nearly 700 Guatemalans were deliberately infected by American doctors to study the effects of venereal disease. The US didn’t formally acknowledge the study or apologize till 2010.