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TIL we eat a credit card's worth of plastic every week

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VM7pD TIL that when Viagra is dissolved in water with flowers in them, the flowers stay erect up to a week longer than usual.
X0GVr TIL certain East Asian physical traits, like thicker hair, more sweat glands, distinct teeth, and smaller breasts, stem from a gene mutation about 35,000 years ago. Africans and Europeans usually carry the ancestral version of the gene, but in most East Asians, one of the DNA units has mutated.
KMYB TIL With only one exception, every public shooting since 1950 in the U.S. in which more than three people have been killed has taken place where citizens are not allowed to carry guns.
R5Nwa TIL on October 11, 1992, Deion Sanders played in a Falcons game in Miami (NFL) and then flew to Pittsburgh to play in the Braves’ League Championship Series game against the Pirates that evening (MLB), becoming the first athlete to play in two professional leagues in the same day.
d8lZB TIL that police in Australia spent over $1000 to track down a man who stole a $3.95 bag of Nobby's Nuts by hiding them in his pants