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TIL Ikea uses 1% of the Earth’s wood supply.

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x6L9b TIL there are only 25 active blimps on the entire planet.
ANAnB TIL that Father and Son (1970) by Cat Stevens was originally written as part of a musical about the Russian Revolution which got scrapped when Stevens contracted tuberculosis. It's a dialogue between a conservative farmer and his revolutionary son.
6EjPl TIL that dogs' feet smell like Fritos due to a number of naturally occurring bacteria
Nkx8 TIL “Serenity” was the first high definition movie to be cracked and torrented.
8bpX TIL that most Italian extra virgin olive oil sold in stores is a fraud. Nearly 70% of cheaper olive oil is not from actual olives, but is cut with cheaper seed oil to lower the price, and much of the product doesn’t even come from Italy.