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TIL that 160 container ships have the same carbon footprint as all the cars in the world combined, yet the emissions from container ships are not included in global carbon emissions testing as they are typically beyond national boundaries

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yQr7w TIL that the treadmill of the International Space Station is named after Stephen Colbert.
yVYe TIL By the age of 14, the average American child has seen 11,000 murders on TV.
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QJ0yM TIL it was this day in 1587, Filipinos became the first Asians to have landed in what is now called California in USA.
LQ0wQ TIL: A mix between a Chihuahua and a dachshund is called a "chiweenie." Delicious name to say 😚!