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TiL The most common ingredient in bacterial soap is triclosan. It is never completely removed during water treatment and when it arrives at the ocean it is toxic to marine life.

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Wee9 TIL Harvey Weinstein insisted on cuts to a film and when the director refused, reduced the release to only 8 theaters nationwide. The film went on to 95% Fresh rating and dozens of critics’ annual top 10 lists. The film: “Snowpiercer”
OGkpa TIL about the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC), which has been around since 1958. With over 215 members from 70 nations, and it promotes the protection of international telecommunications and power submarine cables from human and natural hazards
daej TIL Dallas / Forth Worth Airport is bigger than the island of Manhattan.
9YJBX TIL over 300 species of fruit depend on bats for pollination and some fly over 100 miles/hour. Without bats we wouldn’t have cacao to make chocolate. Definitely changed my previous views on them!
N7R41 TIL helium is the only element that was discovered outside of earth before being found on our planet. Also, when cooled past its lambda point, it becomes a superfluid without viscosity.