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TIL That there are more trees in Canada than there are stars in the Milky Way - around 300B trees in Canda vs ~100B stars in the Milky Way

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5gZQ TIL that in 1863, Jules Verne wrote “Paris in the 20th Century,” a manuscript which predicted everything from glass skyscrapers to feminism to a statistical rise in illegitimate births; his publisher advised him against publishing it as it “broke no new ground” and was “unbelievable”
oBpAL TIL in 2018 Macauley Culkin decided he didn't like his middle name and crowdsourced a new one on twitter. The winner was "Macauley Culkin" making his full name "Macauley Macauley Culkin Culkin"
9wV07 TIL about the 'Sacamantecas' (Spanish for "Fat Extractor"), a bogeyman in Spanish folklore similar to the sack man, based on Manuel Blanco, Spain's first documented serial killer who abducted people to extract their body fat and make soap.
Ogm1 TIL that cats are one of the only animals to domesticate themselves and approached humans on their own terms
7pmM TIL Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine) is a multi-billionaire and has a net worth greater than Jerry Seinfeld.