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TIL Humans consume the equivalent of a credit card worth of plastic every week: Report

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v9O7 TIL the Virgin Hotel in Chicago has no check-in desk; it uses a smartphone system in which you scan a QR code and retrieve your room key from a vending machine. The personal comfort assistant app named Lucy can order more pillows, control room temperature, and coordinate messages with hotel staff.
OGJDR TIL Harambe was 17 years old and had not reached breeding maturity when he was shot.
6P8w TIL that the 1950’s Cadillac Eldorado had a mini bar in the glove compartment
J1M7l TIL that James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (c. 1531 – 23 January 1570), Regent of Scotland, was the first head of government to be assassinated by a firearm.
D17Bp TIL Ryan Gosling gained 60 pounds by drinking melted ice cream to play the father in Peter Jackson's 'The Lovely Bones.' He was then told he was too fat to play the part and the role went to Mark Wahlberg.