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TIL that a man planted 7,000 trees to make a guitar shaped forest as tribute to his late wife.

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wLgkP TIL that Satanists and the church of Satan do not believe in Satan as a being and are actually an atheist organisation, therefore do not worship any supernatural being, be it the devil or otherwise
JY9gj TIL after writing the original theme song to "Monk," Jeff Beal was fired and replaced with Randy Newman. After he won an Emmy for the original theme, he was hired back and they made an episode in tribute to him about a fan who was mad they changed the original theme song of their favorite show.
b6ZW7 TIL insects fly into light bulbs because artificial light messes up their sense of direction
yQ1Pe TIL that the majority of silent era films are irrevocably lost and that at least half of all sound films from 1927 to 1950 are lost
owmK TIL the British Heart Foundation recommends performing CPR to the beat of “Stayin’ Alive”. The song has around 104 BPM, and and 100-120 chest compressions per minute are ideal.