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TIL a man has invented a machine to convert plastic back into oil

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X0GRP TIL isoprene gas released by the trees in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia reacts with chemicals in the air to create their characteristic blue haze
JY5x4 TIL that US homes today are 1,000 square feet larger than in 1973 and living space per person has nearly doubled
WVOd TIL in 2009 a couple from UK started a facebook campaign to make Rage Against the Machine’s “Killing in the Name” the #1 Christmas single. The song sold 500,000 copies beating the 4 year run of X-factor winners. All proceeds went to homeless charities. More in comments.
BxBL TIL in 1968 a school teacher divided her class by eye color to teach them about discrimination. The kids got discriminatory pretty quickly.
R7MO1 TIL there are now more mattress stores in the US than Starbucks