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TIL the first cloned pet was cat was named CC, short for Copy Cat

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9Yxe6 TIL THC, the most psychoactive part of cannabis, is believed to be involved in the plant's self-defense against insect predation, ultraviolet light, and environmental stress. But humans use it to get high.
1an44 TIL plastic was invented in 1907. Since 1950, humanity has produced 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste; 9% of it is recycled, 12% is incinerated, 79% ends up in a landfill or in the environment. Majority of the world's plastic waste from the developed world is exported to Southeast Asia.
WEWL TIL that shortly after completing ‘Toy Story’, the chief creative staff for Pixar got together for a lunch meeting in 1994 that would become one of the most defining moments in the studio’s history. The Pixar team came up with 4 movies in a single hour-long lunch.
E1ovX TIL: All Potatoes originated near modern day Peru
nJGG TIL the Great Pyramid of Giza was once covered in highly polished white limestone, before it was removed to build mosques and fortresses.