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TIL that cigarette butts are the most littered item at the world, with an estimated 4.5 trillion littered annually. Each butt can take 5 to 400 years to completely break down.

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9Y4Wm TIL about 'Wolfskinder' - orphaned German children during WW2 who fled the then East Prussia to Lithuania. They survived hunger, cold and loss of identity. It was estimated that upto 25000 kids were roaming the woods and swamps of these regions after 1945.
dyDE TIL that The Shawshank Redemption won zero Academy Awards, Golden Globes and SAG Awards. It did win ‘best foreign film’ from the Awards of the Japanese Academy.
OMaY TIL the parachutes of mars rovers are being sterilized to prevent life from earth “hitchhikes” to mars, making it impossible to distinguish from possible microbes on mars.
bWgQ TIL Two days after an ant dies, it gives off an odor that lets the other ants know it is dead. The ants then pick it up and carry it to a graveyard.
Z8ZGY TIL Australia has over 10,000 beaches. You could visit a different beach every day for 27years.