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TIL that a species of pine beetle has been devastating trees in the Rocky Mountain region as the climate warms

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QJ6rd TIL - The European space agency is building an extremely large telescope that they named “The Extremely Large Telescope”
yQwEJ TIL in 1996 a study was conducted that determined approx. 79% of all paper currency in the US had cocaine residue on it.
wLrLE TIL that the game “punch buggy” wasn’t a clever advertising scheme, it was just a game invented by a bored kid.
AVx TIL a boy was conscripted into the Khmer Rouge at age 10 and layed thousands of landmines, but as an adult started clearing them with a stick and a Leatherman. His collection of defused bombs became the Cambodia Landmine Museum, which is also an orphanage for victims.
0w0E1 TIL Rolex advertisements always photograph their watches at 10:10:31, and if the clock has a calendar, the date is always Monday 28th.