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TIL that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

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N7j6E TIL a number of NFL players have gotten a fatal neurodegenerative disease called ALS. Including Waters, Hazeltine, and Lewis who were all on the San Francisco 49ers roster in 1963 or 1964.
ANWjg TIL the story John Thompson. A young boy who became famous overnight after having both his arms ripped off in a farming accident in 1992. He survived and had both arms successfully reattached and can still use them.
J1vyv TIL about a study where monkeys were shown to be willing to pay (sacrificing food) for risque photos of other monkeys
D1dBp TIL since the popularity of the Brazilian bikini wax became mainstream, pubic lice have become an endangered species
P1xmO TIL Gibraltar was awarded city status in 1842 but it was officially recognised only in 2022 after it was discovered by researchers in the National Archives