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TIL catnip makes a better mosquito repellent than DEET
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TIL, in 2011 Apple had more cash than the United States Treasury Department.
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TIL that the cat held by Marlon Brando in the opening scene of The Godfather used to hang around the studio and was simply dropped into his lap at the last minute by the director
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TIL Betty Lynn, the actress who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith Show, moved in 2007 from her native Los Angeles to Mount Airy, NC, the inspiration for Mayberry, where she is treated like royalty and still visits with fans at age 93.
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TIL of the 'Great Tech Stagnation': all the truly world-changing tech was made in previous centuries. Today’s innovations aren’t shaping the world order like those of the past.
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TIL That there is a community in Cairo, Egypt that collects the trash of the residents of Cairo and recycles upwards of 80% of it. Nicknamed "Garbage City", these mostly Christian residents have been collecting and recycling Cairo's trash for several decades.