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TIL the oldest tree ever discovered was cut down by a scientist and a park ranger in order to retrieve a $50 scientific tool

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rRj80 TIL that American Troops were sent to fight in the Russian Revolution or 1918.
4XOa TIL despite the fact tobacco advertising is banned from motorsport, Ferrari has extended a contract worth $100m with Marlboro. Critics also argue the team continue to employ colour schemes that subliminally promote the brand.
bjGj TIL a study in a Swiss population concluded: a Mediterranean diet, rich in extra virgin olive oil, with a Swiss twist of dairy products, lowers cancer and heart disease risk
P1PwV TIL that the number of possible QR codes is larger than the number of atoms in the universe.
6EGGY TIL: During the Vietnam War, the US decided to draft 350,000 people who had failed military entrance tests. “McNamera’s Morons” died at 3x the rate of other GIs.