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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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v1PR7 TIL that 2 Chilean artists built a home entirely out of glass after their previous home was destroyed in an earthquake
XPbE TIL That the last minute of June 30 2015 is going to have 61 seconds.
ddO9 TIL that Freddie Mercury had a throat infection at the time of Live Aid and was advised by his doctors to not risk performing at the festival. He defied their orders, and Queen’s set went down in history as one of the best performances that day.
E1vnP TIL there is a law in California that if you work for an employer that has more than 50 employees and provides subsidized parking you can opt out of your space for the cash equivalent. A 1992 study showed this cash equivilant ranged from $36/mo to $165/mo pre-tax.
LkdYd TIL of Oleg Gordievsky, a KGB/MI6 double agent. If he required MI6 rescue, he was to stand on a street corner in Moscow at 730pm on a Tuesday holding a safeway bag, wearing a grey cap. MI6 would acknowledge by walking past him eating a chocolate bar. MI6 monitored this street corner for 10 years.