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TIL the estimate of the Earth’s tree population, published in Nature, exceeds the number of stars in the Milky Way.

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yV0Z8 TIL in 1980 an American man survived after his core body temperature reached a high of 115°F (46.1°C) due to heatstroke, whereas, in 1999 a Swedish woman survived after her core body temperature dropped to a low of 56.7°F (13.7°C) due to a skiing accident that trapped her under ice for 80 minutes.
6Evp7 TIL that mutton was a common dish in America until WW2, and its decline came after GIs, having been fed with canned mutton on the front, returned home and never wanted to see mutton again.
5VYlQ TIL that Baiji is a species of freshwater dolphin. It is the first dolphin species driven to extinction due to the impact of humans. This dolphin has not been seen in almost 20 years.
XVeE TIL that when celebrity chef Jamie Oliver slaughtered a live lamb on television, he was praised by PETA for broadcasting it uncensored, as it “could turn the more diehard carnivore into a vegetarian”.
8e0DV TIL the pope has his own prime minister.