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TIL Paper-towels are NOT recyclable

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R5W18 TIL We have at least a 50/50 chance, if we could travel there today, of finding at least some form of primitive life on a planet (K2-18B) that is 124 lightyears away given markers in the atmosphere, JWST observations, and the chemical and physical parameters of the planet in relation to it's star.
R59J6 TIL that the US Government once experimented with seeding clouds to weaken hurricanes (Project Stormfury), ultimately learning that their method was just duplicating a process which already occurs naturally (eyewall replacement).
DNNr TIL the first drink referred to as a “cocktail” was what is now known as an Old Fashioned. It was the original cocktail.
GYmjg TIL envelopes have hatching on the inside to prevent a third party from being able to read sensitive information contained within.
DW1Y TIL a homeless cat sneaked into a lynx’s enclosure in a Leningrad zoo, then the two became best friends