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TIL: The Jurupa Oak tree in California is estimated at 13000+ years old, reproduces through cloning, and only expands after being burned by wildfires to sprout new branches.

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NXY1 TIL that in the mid-1800s France gave out a crucial patent in photography for free as a gift to the world … except for Britain. They had to pay.
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