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TIL Senegal and other African countries are building a wall of trees across the width of Africa to stop the advancement of the Saharan desert.

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Yp5G7 TIL crowd effects for the gaming arena scene in Tron: Legacy were recorded at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. During a Tron: Legacy panel, the crowd was given instructions to chant and stomp while techs from Skywalker Sound recorded the performance.
6YEw TIL that out of all commonly used street drugs, alcohol has the highest percentage of harm inflicted to others while intoxicated compared to harm to yourself.
NGP1 TIL there is an amusement park in Nara, originally created to mimic DisneyLand in the US. The Park is now abandoned and looks awesome!
pn6O TIL no witches were actually burned during the Salem Witch Trails; the majority of the convicted was hanged, but one was pressed, and at least four more died in prison.
VgRG TIL Dr. Dre didn’t know Eminem was white until they met in person