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TIL 1 acre of hemp can produce as much paper as 4 acres of trees, be recycled more often, and lasts centuries longer.

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YXbZ TIL That dogs hesitate going out into the rain not because they don’t like getting wet, but because the rain amplifies sound and hurts their sensitive ears.
aAvo TIL: By growing algae in water, Scientists have found a way to produce bio fuel, without the need of the agricultural land needed to feed the population.
x6g0D TIL of Samudra Raksa, an 8th century wooden ship reconstructed from a stone carving at the Borobudur temple, which then sailed to Ghana via Madagascar and the Cape of Good Hope as plausible proof of an ancient cinnamon trade between Africa and Indonesia.
0voA TIL that dogs align themselves with the earth’s magnetic field when pooping. Raw indicates that dogs not only prefer north-south direction, but at the same time they also avoid east-west direction.
ADAb7 TIL that the foreskin of Jesus Christ is a christian relic. Known as the Holy Prepuce, or Holy Foreskin, it was claimed to have miraculous powers attributed to it. Up to 18 different foreskins were claimed to be the Holy Prepuce in various European towns.