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TIL half of the plastic on Earth has been created since 2002, and we each consume a credit card's worth of plastic every week

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16rMW TIL that in New Caledonia, there are marine snakes known as sea kraits which are extremely venomous but also so shy and unlikely to bite that children have been known to play with them.
X0Xnk TIL about New Zealand author Janet Frame was erroneously diagnosed with schizophrenia and scheduled for lobotomy. However, several days prior to the procedure, she was awarded New Zealand's most esteemed literary accolade, prompting doctors to cancel the operation.
d8P58 TIL: Isa Hayes, who was one of the marines who raised the flag on Iwo Jima, played himself in the movie The Sands of Iwo Jima starring John Wayne.
VNlZ TIL that it is almost certain that the astronauts survived the initial Challenger explosion, and died on impact with the water. At least three of the crew’s emergency oxygen tanks were manually switched on after the crew’s capsule broke apart from the rest of the shuttle.
8exbV TIL the Welsh celebrate Beaujolais Day, a toast to the first wine of the season made from the first harvest of grapes in the Beaujolais region of France.