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TIL that Americans spend around $30 billion in lawn care, annually.

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m1vYP TIL that if South Korea enters a state of war, its army becomes subordinated to a US Army general from the Combined Forces Command, not the President or another Korean.
bDPp TIL the 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. It could be heard 4,000 miles away, and people with in 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.
Z8doY TIL if you feed canaries red peppers, they will change color.
Egv47 TIL that marathons in the US from 1975-2004 caused 26 deaths of runners, but road closures for those marathons prevented an estimated 46 deaths from automobile accidents
XEJ6X TIL the Pale Man in Pan's Labyrinth is meant to represent the Catholic Church and its role in aiding fascism