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TIL that the 5th oldest tree on the planet was burned down by a woman smoking meth.

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b98OZ TIL that “skin hunger” is an accepted term in academia describing the desire for more touch in different types of relationships.
JRM8 TIL there are an indigenous people of Japan who traditionally have giant beards.
rRZ7x TIL that Fluffy, a cat, got stuck in a frozen vortex and was caked in ice. She was essentially frozen solid. The vets managed to thaw her out by putting her in a heated kennel and she made a full recovery a day later.
ayGM TIL Microsoft was about to use “Prepare to Fly” slogan for Windows XP launch but dropped it because the 9/11 happened.
RnP1 TIL in the final weeks of WWII, Allied torpedo bombers attacked two large German ships even though both ships were flying several large white flags. Nearly all of the 7,000 concentration camp refuges aboard these ships were killed.