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TIL there is a tree in Athens, Georgia that is thought to have legal ownership of itself.

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beJ0 TIL a human kidney was put up on eBay starting at $25,000 and reached $5,750,100 before being taken down. “Of course only one for sale, as I need the other one to live.”
MeL7A TIL that George Washington is the highest ranking officer in the US army. He was promoted to the rank of General of the Armies on January 19, 1976, and he has steadfastly held onto power, even though he's been dead for 220 years. This makes the US army the world's only necrocracy.
kJnmB TIL in 1954, Betty White was criticized for having Arthur Duncan, a Black performer, on her show. When the show went national, affiliates from the South complained, and Betty gave Duncan more airtime. The show was soon canceled.
Ag0x TIL there is an Ig Nobel Prize for unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. This year’s winners include Arturas Zuokas, the mayor of Vilnius, LITHUANIA, for demonstrating that the problem of illegally parked luxury cars can be solved by running them over with an armored tank.
6E0R8 TIL that UK has started Minister of Loneliness, currently held by Tracey Crouch, after growing consensus that loneliness is a public health concern.