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TIL that "Killing baby Hitler" is an ethical and theoretical physics experiment. It explores the idea of time-traveling to assassinate infant Adolf Hitler, delving into ethical consequences and temporal paradoxes.

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m1kWO TIL about Plastivores. Bacteria, Fungi and even some insects that can break down and de-polymerize all kinds of plastics. Once thought to be rare in nature, Plastivorous activity is being increasingly found in a wide variety of places including sea-water and the Amazon.
jNp5a TIL Zürich has around 1200 water fountains. That’s an average of one every 0.03 miles of the city’s 34 square miles
PYoXw TIL Jim Henson's Muppets first appeared in violent coffee ads
lo1RK TIL At Applebee’s, almost no actual cooking is done: premade food in plastic baggies is heated in microwaves and dumped onto plates.
69PKQ TIL The Golden Girls was supposed to have a different theme song, Instead of Andrew Gold’s iconic “Thank You for Being a Friend,” the show’s producers wanted to use Bette Midler’s song “Friends,” However, the cost of buying the license was too expensive and they had to pass.