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TIL of “Mr. Trash Wheel”, a solar-powered device in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor that has removed 160 tons of garbage from the harbor in just under a year.

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epx7J TIL Goldman Sachs released a report questioning whether manufacturing cures is a "sustainable business model"
7ERP TIL Chinese infants were used in performance-enhancement pills
mrQo TIL in 1971, a woman petitioned a Judge for permission to sterilize her “somewhat retarded” daughter. Without a hearing, evidence, or representation for the daughter, the judge granted permission. The daughter later tried to sue the judge, but the Supreme Court voted 5-3 to grant the judge immunity.
N79gE TIL the movie Jaws (1975) became the first ever summer blockbuster after failing to stick to its schedule. Before this, summer was perceived as a time to enjoy the outdoors when fewer people would go to the cinema.
RNQ9 TIL that red, irritated eyes after swimming isn’t from over-chlorination; it’s from urine.