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TIL that only 5% - 6% of plastic waste in the US is recycled

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pY8Wb TIL Joshua Trees are not actually Trees, but Succulents. However, they are considered trees of the desert.
QJgaM TIL the Brown Recluse Spider is immune to Insecticides. Instead it causes them to become drunk and actually increases their likelihood of biting someone in their stupor.
40EX TIL that in 1880, the age of consent was set at 10 or 12 in most states, with the exception of Delaware where it was 7.
v1XBD TIL Antibacterial soap is no better than regular soap at preventing sickness, and children who use it regularly are more likely to develop peanut allergies and hay fever.
NxdN TIL that Saturn’s moon Titan has an unexplained anomaly in its atmospheric composition that is consistent with earlier predictions about life there