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TIL that until scientist started growing cuttings, there was only one Putuo Hornbeam tree left in this world, a single 200 year old tree behind a mountaintop temple.

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6EaVX TIL that Saturn's moon Titan is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere and the only known moon or planet other than Earth on which clear evidence of stable water-like liquids has been found
G6a7 TIL that the movie ‘A Fish Called Wanda’ was so funny that an audience member died from laughter
eb55 TIL South Park saved all scene files used to create their first 176 episodes. Paired with the original uncensored audio, South Park re-rendered all episodes to full 1080p at the standard 16:9 ratio. South Park may be the only pre-HD animated show that has all episodes available in full native 1080p.
LkvEP TIL that the flag in the opening credits of Gilligan's Island is at half-mast because of the Kennedy assassination.
9wM97 TIL that some cultures didn't practice kissing at all before contact with the West, and only half of the world today kisses romantically