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TIL Finland has ten trees for every person in the world

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yVNMp TIL Japan has a high adoption rate - but most of the adoptees are middle aged men
ADWBa TIL stars on the Hollywood walk of fame are vanity awards sold for $30,000 apiece by the Hollywood chamber of commerce. Any celebrity who has been famous for at least five years can apply to purchase one.
v1dWj TIL that Bob Dylan has been on the same tour since 1988.
mxjAO TIL Jet Li was a Chinese citizen until 2003, United States citizen from 2003 to 2009, and has been a naturalized Singaporean citizen since 2009. He was said to have chosen Singapore for its education system for his two younger daughters.
b98dE TIL that a pre-Spanish conquest tribe in Central America had a religion that included human sacrifice, especially of enemies captured in battle, and they also practiced ritual cannibalism. The Chorotega had books made of deerskin, where they recorded the most important aspects of their way of life.