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VMPOk TIL about transparent wood, wood material with over 90% transparency that is significantly more bio-degradable than glass and plastics. It is also shatterproof, making it viable for short-term commercial use. One drawback would be its bio-degradability, making it unsuited for long-term use.
xVlg0 TIL that the instant noodle was invented during a period of food shortages in Japan following WWII. After the Japanese health ministry supplied the population with wheat flour and asked them to make bread, Momofuku Ando instead decided on making noodles (which were more familiar) that would last.
dDKv9 TIL the top 10% of drinkers in America consume an average of 74 drinks per week. About 30% of Americans never drink at all and another 30% only drink on special occasions, at most once every couple of weeks.
W1oL TIL the RMS Empress of Ireland had a cat named Emmy who never missed a voyage until May 28, 1914 when Emmy refused to go aboard. The ship left without her and sunk the next day.
p8BAp TIL Trakr, the hero dog of 9/11 who pulled the last survivor out of the smoking rubble of Ground Zero was cloned. Five Times.