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TIL that by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean

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9Y8Jr TIL of 1960s Japanese TV series The Samurai. After few episodes were shown on Australian TV in 1964, viewer demand led to the entire series being shown: it became the most popular show on TCN9 to that time and when the series star arrived in Melbourne he was met by thousands of fans, many in costume
kJAy1 TIL In the sitcom "The King of Queens," Carrie Heffernan had a sister named Sara who appeared in five of the first six episodes in Season 1 and then disappeared. Although mentioned in Season 3, subsequent plotlines and dialogue suggested that the sister never existed.
JYkEm TIL: Echidna was a monster in Greek Mythology, half-woman and half-snake, she was the mother of Cerberus & the Sphinx
jNr6j TIL: More cops in the USA died from suicide than any other cause in 2017
pGvO TIL when somebody is executed by the state, the cause of death on their death certificate is listed as homicide