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

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XEXQ6 TIL termites are being researched as a possible renewable energy source as they can produce up to 2 litres of hydrogen from ingesting a single sheet of paper, making them one of the planet's most efficient bioreactors
vPKkB TIL that bed bugs have no courtship rituals. What they have, instead, is a type of mating behavior called traumatic insemination. That is, a male will simply climb onto a female, stab her in the side of her body with his hypodermic penis, and release his sperm into her body cavity.
ZB44 TIL Iceland is has almost eradicated down syndrome because nearly 100% of the women who received a positive test for Down syndrome terminated their pregnancy.
5Vd4B TIL that the animated DC movie Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker was edited for being seen as too violent for kids, in light of the Columbine High School massacre that happened the year before its release
VMZp4 TIL there's a car that costs $18.7 Million - the Bugatti La Voiture Noire. Top speed: 261 mph