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TIL NYC homeowners can request that a tree be planted outside their homes for free.

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bpkQ TIL The Man rejected on UCLA jumbotron marriage proposal that made national news, Was told by his girlfriend that one reason she couldn’t marry him was that his penis was too small.
LMLm TIL 1 out of every 77 neonatal (first 4 weeks of life) male deaths is a result of circumcision. That’s more deaths than suffocation and cat accidents. Geez.
P1rDJ TIL: Iceland had no mosquitoes till recently(?)
1aQLd TIL that consoles are sold at a loss that they make up for through peripherals and licenses
R7Vb7 TIL of the Oakland Buddha, a statue placed on a trash-ridden street corner by a non-Buddhist neighbor who was fed up with the trash. He thought the statue might 'shift the energy in the neighborhood.' It has since become a shrine and gathering place for Vietnamese residents.