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TIL that an astonishing amount of what we put in our recycling bins doesn't actually get recycled. Plastic being the worst offender with around 91% not actually being recycled.

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oRBrA TIL that while Queen Elizabeth II is titular head of the Commonwealth, and her designated successor is her son Charles, Prince of Wales, the title is not strictly speaking a hereditary one.
yLOV TIL Kim Jong-un’s Older brother lost his favour to succeed because he was caught attempting to use a fake passport to go to Japan’s Tokyo Disneyland
9Y9A6 TIL Paula Abdul constantly talks about surviving a plane crash of which no record exist.
W7VNo TIL Fifteen minutes of shivering from cold temperatures can be the metabolic equivalent of 1 hour of exercise.
0d4lR TIL that despite earning 11 Academy Award nominations in 1985, The Color Purple (1985) holds the record for the most Oscar-nominated movie without a win.