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TIL that London has so many trees that it can be classified as a forest

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vJar TIL Polar bears are invisible to night-vision goggles.
j6rLp TIL that the Caral-Supe civilization in Peru was building huge pyramidal temples at the same time the first step pyramids of Egypt were built. And Caral-Supe was the most densely populated area in the world in third-millenium BC.
Lk7yd TIL NASA operates an online interactive 3D map of the solar system with planets and other celestial objects.
wJRW TIL a man who became paralysed after a motorcycle accident gave money raised for an operation that could allow him to be able to walk again to a young boy who suffered from Cerebral Palsy so the boy could take his first steps.
yVQdv TIL Charles Burgess Fry most famous for captaining the English cricket team has also appeared in an FA cup Final for Southampton and equalled the world record for long-jump. Fry also published 9 books and was given the rank of captain in the RNR and also reputedly turned down the throne of Albania