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TIL that cellophane is not made from plastic but is produced from plants - using regenerated cellulose derived from organic materials including wood, cotton and hemp.

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9AAB TIL Israeli embassy said it’s concerned about popular American TV shows that depict the Jewish Lobby’s influence in America in a critical manner. ‘Could lead to conspiracy theories about the Israeli and Jewish control of American politics’
8lMb TIL Gary Numan is 13 days older than Gary Oldman
D1EKJ TIL of Army Sgt. Joe Kieyoomia; captured by the Japanese, he was first tortured as a traitor, until he could prove he was Navaho, then tortured to get him to help break Code Talker (he couldn't), then kept in a cell in Nagasaki for three years, freeing him three days after the bombing.
m1JZP TIL The "non-rBST" label on milk has essentially become meaningless because none of the major milk bottlers package milk from rBST-treated cows anymore
d8lOK TIL Courtroom drawing as we know it in the United States was born in response to the 1935 media circus over the kidnapping and killing of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son. The American Bar Association put forth a ban on cameras—leaving news outlets to seek alternate means of coverage.