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

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W4aY TIL some astronauts experience a profound shift in life perspective after seeing Earth from space.
Eg1Bp TIL that Steve McQueen was on Charles Manson’s ‘Hit List’ and was meant to be assassinated like Sharon Tate in 1969
ADLll TIL that blue pigment does not exist in nature (with the exception of the obrina olivewing butterfly). Everything else, including flowers, is due to some kind of light reflection.
R7GDQ TIL Nyepi, a hindu festival, celebrated in Bali is a national self reflection day which is observed by silence. Surprisingly, tourists are not permitted onto the beaches or streets. telecommunications companies even switch off internet services for a 24 hour period. Airport are closed too.
118D TIL that Kevin Spacey, as a young actor, used his skill at impressions to pretend to be Johnny Carson’s son to get free theater tickets and enter nightclubs.