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TIL that old batteries are recycled into fertilizer to help grow corn.

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KOBlw TIL British Overseas Territories citizens are not allowed to live in the UK
1aQAd TIL of Carl Unthan (1848-1929), a Prussian violinist who was born without arms. At the age of 10, he taught himself to play the violin by strapping it to a stool. If he broke a string- he replaced it and tuned it using only his toes. He was also a skilled marksman, operating a rifle with his feet.
Kg9J TIL Jesse Jackson Jr. used campaign funds illegally to purchase, among other things, capes. Cashmere capes.
p5v8 TIL there is a band that only uses Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie lines in their songs
696XJ TIL the FDA approved a pill with a sensor that digitally tracks if patients have ingested their medication