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TIL there are more trees in North America than there were 100 years ago.

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KQxR TIL that the translations of Harry Potter preserved the Tom Riddle/I Am Voldemort anagram. To do so, his first name in the Danish is “Romeo”, his middle name in the French is “Elvis,” and his name in Slovenia is “Mark Neelstein.”
Wk1bB TIL, in New York City in 1890, a horse drawn cab traveled at 6 miles per hour. In New York City in 1990, an automobile cab traveled at 6 miles per hour.
dDV57 TIL that one of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce eye strain while working on a computer is to follow the 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, take a 20-second break to look at something 20 feet away.
p8k4A TIL Mozart had Tourette’s syndrome. 11 out of 25 people that were associated with him talked about “his perpetual movements and mannerisms, which were regarded as facial and bodily tics”.
JGAB TIL: That Japan’s oldest elephant died this year after 60 years alone in an enclosure devoid of grass, trees, or other elephants.