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TIL that the famous Macy's red star logo was derived from a tattoo that founder R.H. Macy got on a whaling ship as a teenager.

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l7Br7 TIL : Environmental activist Julia “Butterfly” Hill lived in a 1500 year old California redwood tree (known as Luna) 180 feet (55 mm) off the ground for 738 days in order to prevent it from being chopped down by Pacific Lumber Company. She successfully saved the tree.
XEQjD TIL cats prefer consuming human tissue during the relatively early stages of decomposition and will cease consumption when a corpse decays to the point of leaching bodily fluid.
wgMJ TIL that two scientists proved time dilation by each flying around the world carrying a synchronized atomic clock. Upon landing, the clocks were no longer in sync.
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