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TIL The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that recycling one ton of plastic conserves approximately 3.8 barrels of crude oil.

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6EjLm TIL if you combine the titles of Breaking Bad S2's 1st, 4th, 9th and 13th episodes you get "Seven Thirty-Seven Down Over ABQ," which alludes to the plane crash at the end of the season. These episodes all include an opening teaser featuring a scorched pink teddy bear floating in Walt's pool.
xV0Jw TIL that Gerald Ford's presidency caused problems for political cartoonists, as he was considered so nondescript they couldn't work out what to caricature
Z8rop TIL the Adamites were a 2nd century Christian sect that sought to re-create the innocence of the Garden of Eden. To this end they called their church “Paradise”, practiced nudism, rejected marriage and claimed they could do whatever they wanted because they had no knowledge of good/evil.
j6VVR TIL that priest Father Damien worked in Hawaii for 16 years, providing comfort to the lepers. He built homes and he treated lepers with his medical expertise. He prayed and comforted the dying. He later contracted leprosy but continued to give to the people and helped improve an orphanage.
dmjE TIL that 1 in 4 11 year olds in London are functionally illiterate, either unable to read or write properly