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TIL There are more trees on earth than there are stars in the milky way galaxy.

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W7je9 TIL: Before his assassination US president JFK gave a speech warning the people and the newspapers to hold themselves accountable in the interest of the people and the world.
BEee TIL that a 65-acre “Jungle” is the largest of many Silicon Valley homeless encampments, home for up to 175 people at any one time. Periodically cleared by authorities, it is painstakingly rebuilt by residents.
5rd8 TIL that stores on US military bases around the world don’t accept pennies as currency because they’re “too heavy and are not cost-effective to ship”
X0DGD TIL that the "Christmas bonus" given by the UK government to disabled people has been fixed at £10 ever since it was introduced in 1972. Had it been adjusted for inflation it would be more than £130 now.
gr7D7 TIL the longest escalator in the western hemisphere is at Wheaton station in Wheaton, Maryland (DC Area)