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TIL the Amazon has an estimated 400 Billion Trees!

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m1R8M TIL that in kidney transplant operation, diseased kidney stays in your body forever and a new kidney is added near lower abdomen. So now you got 3 kidneys.
gxV8 TIL that after Einstein’s death in 1955, a small notebook containing his calculations was found. That notebook has been posted online for everyone to see.
5VnK9 TIL about Hunger Stones that were embedded into rivers during droughts in Central Europe to mark the water level as a warning to future generations. One stone reads "if you see me, weep".
graKL TIL that 19 species of fern were named after Lady Gaga because they bear a distinct DNA sequence spelling GAGA and for "her [Lady Gaga's] fervent defense of equality and individual expression"
wLE6P TIL that the producers of Jim Carrey's The Grinch (2000) hired a CIA operative who instructed agents on how to endure extreme torture techniques to coach Carrey on how to remain calm while they applied his makeup (which took 8 hours the first time).