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TIL The oldest tree on the east coast of the US is a Bald Cypress tree in North Carolina that is 2674 years old

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5Y0pQ TIL Arnold Palmer's father taught both Arnold Palmer and Mister Rogers how to play golf
lo0LN TIL the longest game of monopoly was played at a frat in Pittsburgh,lasting five days in 1961. When the bank ran out of money they wired Parker Brothers, who sent them a million $ of monopoly money by air and was delivered by armoured car.
NXn96 TIL A cloud weighs around amillion tonnes. A cloud typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it (this is how they are able to float).
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XELxE TIL Don Henley's "The End of the Innocence" was co-written by Bruce Hornsby, and Bruce Hornsby played the piano for the studio album; both artists perform this song at their concerts.