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TIL The Mormon Church bought $560,000,000.00 (almost 400,000 acres) of Florida Property last year. They now own almost 700,000 acres, about 2% of state.

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Adwa TIL from 2003-2009, only 130 people in China volunteered to be organ donors.
7loM TIL that Steven Seagal once delayed production on a film because he was in his trailer reading a script. He emerged two hours later and told someone “I just read the greatest script I’ve ever read in my life”. When asked who wrote it, he responded, “I did”
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Adgd TIL That the Ebony tree will be extinct in 10-15 years unless acted upon, it also has the one of the longest growth rate for trees
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