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TIL the Amazon rainforest was the result and product of centuries of indigenous soil management rather than naturally formed as previously supposed.

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LL4P TIL: Mount Rushmore was originally supposed to be the president’s from head to waist but due to lack of funding they stopped construction
p8gdO TIL the smallest state forest in New York measures 348 square feet and contains the stump of only a single tree that was cut down in 2015.
KpXw TIL when Google goes down, they lose 100k a minute, and 40% of the internet goes down with it.
4XOoo TIL The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) sued a 40 year old disabled singled mother because her 10-year old daughter downloaded music online when she was 7.
VMPKD TIL that former Dunkin' Donuts spokesman Fred the Baker (played by actor Michael Vale) was so beloved by the public that he was given an official retirement including a parade in Boston and free donuts for six million people.