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TIL that only 1% of a mature tree is actually living.The other 99% is dead matter.

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WkmgL TIL American currency went as high as $10,000, with $5,000, $1,000 and $500 bills also in circulation. They were discontinued in 1969 for “lack of use.”
VEgZ TIL that the coffee taster for Costa coffee has his tongue insured for £10m
e0X6k TIL left-handers can have poor handwriting posture because they write with a “hooked” style when trying to copy how right-handers write, but if they position the paper to their left with the bottom-right edge angled down, then their wrist and arm straightens for neater and more comfortable writing.
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