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TIL up to a quarter of California smog originates in China

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Yp7Md National Geographic grantee Erin Spencer dives into this week’s Today I Learned with one of the leading threats to biodiversity: the invasive lionfish.
GYVVJ TIL about fritted glass - a special kind of glass with small opaque dots to ensure birds can see the glass while humans can see straight through it.
VML4G TIL Star Wars Episode I: Racer holds the Guinness record as the best-selling sci-fi racing game, having worldwide sales of 3.12 million and beating other series like Wipeout and F-Zero. The team had to develop their physics simulation in the game from only a few short clips of the film given to them
e0g7E TIL Hubert Blaine held the world record for the longest personal name ever used. His full name is made up of 26 names followed by a 988 letter surname. There is debate over the correct spelling.
R7Ee6 TIL that in 2015 Comedian Will Ferrell played in the MLB for Spring Training, playing for 10 teams and was once traded to the Cubs for a washing machine.