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TIL that the world uses 27,000 trees worth of toilet paper every day.

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0wlv1 TIL the founder of the USA’s earliest lesbian bar was deported for obscenity and was eventually murdered at Auschwitz.
loyxB TIL that asbestos is not banned in the United States. A proposed ban was shot down by the 5th circuit court in 1991 because the cost was between $450 and $800 million and would only save around "200 lives in a 13 year timeframe".
Ypglr TIL There are more Tigers in American backyards than in the wild
loQN5 TIL the last blockbuster store is selling merch to help stay in business, and they have an online store
yeAp TIL Crows can recognize individual human faces, and will warn/teach other crows of specific individuals they find threatning.