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TIL that most plastic isn’t actually recyclable

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KY9Na TIL an albatross can fly for up to 6 years without landing and travel for 49,000 miles (more than 2 times around the Earth).
0dee5 TIL the term "Seeing Eye Dog" only applies if the dog was trained by the non-profit group "The Seeing Eye" of Morristown, New Jersey. If the dog wasn't trained there, it is simply referred to as a "guide dog".
4kmDg TIL about Ankimo, a japanese delicacy made with the liver of the rare Monk fish (a fish genetically related to the anglerfish).
Z8XgY TIL of Capt. Harith al-Sudani. He was an Iraqi spy who infiltrated IS. He foiled 30 planned vehicle-bomb attacks & 18 suicide bombers. Once his true identity was discovered he paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.
oBXZW TIL that Swiss cheese forgery is a real problem and to combat it, there's a freezer in Bern, Switzerland where government scientists keep 10,000 strains of milk bacteria that can be used to identify counterfeit cheese