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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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nWyg7 TIL Spicy “flavor” is not a taste, but rather a reaction to the chemicals in your mouth. This is why some hot sauces can have a bad taste, since taste has nothing to do with spiciness.
kOJm TIL a fourteen year old opened fire on a group of praying students, then dropped his gun and said, “Kill me, please. I can’t believe I did that.”
4kgKw TIL Indian rock-cut architecture : Practice of creating a structure by carving it out of solid natural rock. The oldest rock-cut architecture is found in the Barabar caves, Bihar, which were built around the 3rd century BC. The earliest cave temples include the Bhaja Caves, the Karla Caves.
9YOYD TIL "Weird Al" Yankovic got a telegram from Prince's management company saying that he was not to establish eye contact, during a show.
W79LN TIL The US doesn’t have an official language.