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TIL that most recycling companies throw out plastic water bottles that still have the cap on, due to it being a different type of plastic than the bottle.

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neRXb TIL Giraffe meat is kosher because it technically follows the kosher rules of “having split hooves and chewing its cud” The only reason it is not eaten is because it is too expensive and not widely available.
9YVBB TIL: An American called Gilbert Bates marched across England after the civil war carrying an American flag on a bet of 1000 dollars that he wouldnt be insulted along the way. He couldnt get to London because of the crowds who supported him.
MxQm TIL Gillian Anderson, who played FBI Agent Dana Scully in “The X-Files”, was not allowed to play Clarice Starling in 2001’s “Hannibal” because her “X-Files” contract forbade her from playing another FBI agent
loBR7 TIL one of the symptoms of hookworm disease is a desire to eat soil.
5aBQ TIL that a growing body of research shows that resisting repeated temptations takes a mental toll. Some experts liken willpower to a muscle that can get fatigued from overuse.