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TIL that 95% of the world’s financial transactions is speculation.

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neB6o TIL about Homegrown National Park, an effort to plant all unpaved and unfarmed land in America, from window boxes to yards, with native plants to support the entire food chain.
E4GV TIL that in France, Germany, and Switzerland, it is illegal to deny that the holocaust happened
BrK6x TIL there is a chemical compound 1000 times hotter than capsaicin, resiniferatoxin, a naturally occurring chemical found in cacti. Ingestion can cause severe swelling, permanent loss of sensation, serious injury, or even death.
gnl7 TIL that a Pythagorean Cup, also known as a Greedy Cup, is made to spill its contents if too much wine is poured in, encouraging moderation
j6VbN TIL contenders for the symbol now known as "interrobang" (‽) included "exclamaquest," "QuizDing," "rhet," and "exclarotive."