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TIL of Ecosia, a search engine uses revenue from search ads to plant trees. According to their web around 58 million trees have been planted so far.

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BBdd TIL that a $27-million lottery winner paid for his friends’ funerals after giving them so much money that they overdosed on drugs and died
yVVl TIL the Partnership for a Drug Free America, who created the “this is your brain on drugs” ad, has received several million dollars from major pharmaceutical, tobacco and alcohol corporations
gMeD TIL that the United States tax code is four times longer than Shakespeare’s complete works
bA0j TIL alpha/beta wolves don’t exist in the wild, a misconception due to observing those raised in captivity
nAyP TIL that it costs 1.67 cents to make 1 cent coin because of the cost of materials, production, and distribution