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TIL that the seemingly altruistic “Keep America Beautiful” anti-littering campaign was actually started so companies like Coca Cola and Dixie could produce MORE waste, to prevent bans on single-use containers, and make Americans feel like trash was the burden of individuals, not corporations.

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4XA9R TIL that scientists believe that people with blue eyes share a common ancestor. This eye colour was caused by a genetic mutation about 6000 to 10000 year ago most likely around the eastern Baltic Sea.
jJNj TIL that, due to its isolation, a third of the plant life on the island of Socotra (Yemen) is found nowhere else on the planet, making it the “most alien-looking place on Earth”.
xVlMo TIL: A survivor of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris sued French media after giving away his location, on live TV, during the shooting.
J1vwk TIL for the first time ever, scientists found that several female snake species have two heart-shaped clitorises, which might lead to more frequent sex and mating.
OGga TIL there’s a japanese company named Cyberdyne that invented a strength augmenting robotic exoskeleton. They named it HAL.