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TIL about Rob McKuen, the bestselling poet in American history who sold 60 million books and 100 million records but is all but forgotten today

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NXmQ6 TIL that the location of the worlds tallest tree, a Coast Redwood nicknamed Hyperion, is kept secret to prevent damage. It stands at 380.8 ft (116.07 m). Visiting the tree can land you a $5,000 fine, and up to 6 months in jail
Myg7 TIL Benjamin Franklin tried to abolish slavery in 1790 by petitioning congress and writing many essays on abolitionism.
X0VAX TIL The first email was sent by a young engineer named Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971. He was simply "fooling around" for something to do with ARPANET - a network that connects various research organizations in United States. That curiosity led to his induction to Internet Hall of Fame on 2012.
JY6n4 TIL that steel forged prior to the 1945 atom bomb explosions is highly sought-after because all steel forged after is ‘contaminated’ with Cobalt-60
6Y4l TIL: That Golden Retrievers are the closest descendants of the now extinct Russian Tracker, a breed reportedly so intelligent it kept flocks of sheep alive for months, with no human help.