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TIL that there is a company called TerraCycle that recycles everything that’s considered non-recyclable, including cigarette butts, dirty diapers, and chewing gum!

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R5Kpl TIL that Malaysian Malays must be a Muslim according to it’s government’s constitution
JYDwm TIL there is a zone in France that has been restricted for 100 years because of events that took place during World War I.
aw9Qb TIL that, in France, it is illegal to to publish photographs of identifiable handcuffed suspects, as they are not to appear guilty until proven so. This means that "perp walks" are not allowed under current law, either.
Mk58 TIL that when Arthur Guinness started his brewery in Dublin, he signed a 9000 year lease for the factory with annual payments of £45.
p8y4O TIL in 1900 around a third of all vehicles on the road in the United States were electric.