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TIL Human urine is actually beneficial to plants and can be used as a natural fertilizer because of its composition of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus.

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kJ0mW TIL: From 1928 to 1948, the 1903 Wright Flyer was displayed at the Science Museum London. As the Smithsonian refused to credit the Wright brothers with the first flight. Instead, crediting Smithsonian Secretary Samuel Langley. During WW2, it was moved away from London to protect it from bombing.
9OgX TIL: All disabled toilets in the UK use the same key and all disabled people are entitled to a copy of it.
e555 TIL: The name for Seattle’s “South Lake Union Trolley - the S.L.U.T.” was changed when officials belatedly realized the acronym.
PYKXJ TIL that Jon Favreau created the role of Cara Dune in The Mandalorian with former mixed martial artist Gina Carano in mind, and did not audition any other actresses for the role.
R7Gaw TIL Germany was one the first countries to introduce animal protection laws, including banning cutting the tails and ears of dogs without anesthesia or causing unnecessary harm to animals. This was largely thanks to its animal-loving leader at the time, Adolf Hitler.