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pYveZ TIL: In the USA, the shade and wind-proofing that trees deliver reduce annual heating and cooling costs by $2.1 billion.
8elP TIL the famous “We can do it!” WWII propaganda poster only achieved popularity during the 1980’s. During the war, it was strictly internal to Westinghouse, displayed only during February 1943, and was not for recruitment but to exhort already-hired women to work harder.
x6ek TIL in 1951, a doctor took cells from Henrietta Lacks without her knowledge while she was being treated in Johns Hopkins’ Negro ward. HeLa cells have led to many medical advancements, and people have made millions off her cells. Yet, she is unknown & her family can’t even afford health insurance.
QreE TIL Singapore used to control its population by offering preferential access to education to the children of parents who were voluntarily sterilized.
Z8WNG TIL that the moon is 6 feet farther away from Earth since humans last walked on it