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TIL the FTC allows manufacturers to place the recycling logo on packaging even if the item is not recyclable.

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XENb6 TIL that Münchausen syndrome, where a person pretends to be ill to gain attention and sympathy, is more common in men while Münchausen syndrome by proxy, where a caregiver (usually mothers) fakes or causes illness/injuries to a vulnerable person under their care, is more common in women.
8aBjP TIL that in the UK you are legally required to stop if you run over a dog, but not a cat.
10oV TIL that for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, one of the stadiums is being built in the northern district of Ash-Shamal (348 sq. miles), with a population less than 8,000 people. The stadium being built seats 45,330 people.
M7XkA TIL of the Pigmy Three-Toed Sloth on the Panama island of Escudo will only eat the leaves of Red Mangrove trees which contain a fungus with a chemical profile similar to Valium, leaving the sloths in what seems like a life-long high from their main diet
OonyR TIL A report found that, for every $1 invested in the US National Park Service, the American public receives $4 in economic value.