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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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PY0xe TIL: Hitler has commited another genocide besides the Jewish Holocaust. Histestimate that between 220,000 and 500,000 Romani were killed by the Nazis and their collaborators.
4XYAb TIL: that in some cultures you never shake someone's left hand, or use the left hand to hand anything to anyone, because it's the "dirty hand"...
69gOW TIL Romans used Geese as guard animals due to their very aggressive nature and large numbers. They were so effective Romans considered them sacred
VNn0 TIL An Alaskan man found a Soccerball that had washed up ashore with Japanese writing on it. He discovered that the ball belonged to a Japanese teenager who lost it in a Tsunami
eXQb TIL: The Queen of Britain technically owns all whales and dolphins in UK waters, due to a law dating from 1324, and all swans in the Thames.