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TIL Oregon forest landowners plant around 40 million trees every year.

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Gmm5 TIL that the maggot was the first animal approved by the FDA as a medical device. Maggots are very effective in cleaning dead tissue, disinfecting open wounds and stimulating healthy tissue growth.
RmL1 TIL in 1940 the incredible Antarctic Snow Cruiser was a behemoth vehicle designed to assist Adm. Perry’s Antarctic exploration but was a colossal failure as it could not operate in the snow. It was abandoned and its whereabouts is unknown.
rRopd TIL Microsoft Excel can reach down to 1,048,576 rows. A YouTuber spent over 9 hours holding down the down key
KO58G TIL There was a special GM program that allowed astronauts to lease up to two Chevys per year for $1 each. Six of the seven original Mercury astronauts took full advantage of the program by leasing both a family wagon and a Corvette
d88B9 There is 'no incentive for escalator manufacturers to do anything different.'