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TIL the "Redwood of the East" - a 100ft-tall tree that once covered 25% of Eastern US forests, produced tons of food, and built America's industrial backbone - lost 99.9% of its population to a catastrophic blight.

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VB0P0 TIL that Former Senator Daniel Inouye planned to become a surgeon prior to the loss of his right arm in World War II. It was only after he met and befriended his future senate colleague Bob Dole at a military rehabilitation center that he began to consider entering politics.
WKBA TIL 500 people are declared dead in the US every month due to clerical errors.
W7oKX TIL that a band once paid Motley Crue a million dollars to be the opening act on one of their tours.
1aEKP TIL Architect Oscar Niemeyer and urbanist Lúcio Costa invented an urban plan for Brasilia and structures that would attempt to micromanage the daily activity of human life. The unabashed goal was to create the space that would birth “the new Brazilian citizen”
kO5ag TIL of Paul Moran. A man from Northern Ireland who attempted to turn his faeces into gold. He subsequently caused more than £3000 in damages to his home due and was charged with arson.