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TIL that equisetum, or puzzlegrass, inspired the invention of logarithms

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ZpvJp TIL when Fox refused to pay for Deadpool screenwriters Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick to be on set every day during filming, Ryan Reynolds paid with his own money to make sure they were there in order to keep the project on the right track & maintain the original creative team.
neZGB TIL that Hong Kong is home to more skyscrapers than New York, Chicago, and Mexico City COMBINED.
VBNrk TIL The Brussels-Capital Region introduced the generalised 30 km/h (19mph) speed limit in 2021. Five years on, the measure continues to have a positive effect on both speed, and the number and severity of accidents.
5Vlnk TIL how the Song "Chop Suey" got its name. It was originally titled "Suicide", but the avoid controversy the title was changed. "Suey" is "suicide", "chopped" in half => chop suey
wL5jo TIL the total biomass of all the ants in the world is approximately equal to the total biomass of the entire human race.