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TIL there are approximately 5.2 million trees in New York City

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4X9yw TIL that almost half of the young adults in New Jersey live with their parents
PMpJ TIL that on the Eastern front of WW2, Russian troops paraded naked women through the forest as psyops. When the Germans bunched up to check out the women with binoculars, they were hit by Russian artillery.
79kP TIL of the last pagans of Pakistan: The Kalash people live in remote mountain valleys have maintained their ancient, pre-Islamic religion amd claim descent from Alexander the Great’s armies.
RjW9 TIL the closest living relative of whales are hippos
VMWd8 TIL Dean Mahomed introduced Indian cuisine and shampoo baths to Europe, where he offered therapeutic massage. He was also the first Indian to publish a book in English