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epyD4 TIL Redwood trees have no taproots. Their roots grow only 10 to 13 feet vertically, and then spread horizontally for 60 to 80 feet, intertwining with the roots of other redwoods in a grove for stability.
kJkWe TIL 40% of Americans trace their ancestry through Ellis Island.
yVWdJ TIL the statue of liberty's copper sheeting is only 3/32 of an inch thick about two pennies together.