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TIL: Atlanta is known as the “City in a Forest” for the most heavily forested urban area in the country”. Tree canopy covers 47.9% of Atlanta

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neR77 TIL The German army employed large numbers of captured soviet T-34s tanks. they were designated by the Germans as Panzerkampfwagen T-34 747(r). In order to prevent recognition mistakes, large swastikas were painted on the tanks, in order to prevent attack by Axis aircraft.
x5VB TIL in investigating prostitution at a Seattle strip club, an undercover cop visited the club 160 times, spent at least $16,835 of taxpayer money on 130 lap dances and an undetermined number of undocumented dances, and never made a single arrest.
XE6wE TIL The Walt Disney Company had a deal to acquire Twitter in 2017, but decided to back off, saying "the nastiness is extraordinary” on the platform and thus hurting its family-friendly image. They opted out to instead buy 75% ownership in video-streaming technology provider BAMTech.
VPok TIL of ‘Dublin’s Pintmen’. Known to drink around 30 pints in a day, and according to a book on Irish pub law - 'Pintmen exude a sort of spiritual aura when in union with their pint. An ethereal look can be seen in their eyes as they are transported beyond spatial and temporal bounds.’
YYRx TIlL that according to a study by Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women Hospital, men who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were at a 22% lower risk of developing prostate cancer