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TIL Sweden recycles more than 99% of all household waste.

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9a46 TIL A Canadian lawyer Garry Hoy died in Toronto trying to prove that the glass in the windows of a 24th floor office was unbreakable by throwing himself against it. It was an act he had done twice before. The windows didn’t break but they popped out of the frame and he plunged to his death.
R7LPj TIL: Smuckers couldn't patent their method for making Uncrustables, because they too closely resemble ravioli
mo4E TIL the US used survivorship bias to improve airplanes in World War II. The bullet holes in returning aircraft represented areas where a bomber could take damage and still fly, while bullet-free areas needed reinforcement.
E1NR0 TIL the oldest known language in the world is Tamil and even till date it is spoken by 78 million people. Next in line are Sanskrit, Greek, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic.
E1GvP TIL Batman: The Animated Series was ranked by IGN as being the second best animated series ever, behind only The Simpsons