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TIL Bamboo has a growth rate of 100 cm in 24 hours

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grWX7 TIL from 1971-1980, Australian songs topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart 19 times - all of the songs involved the Bee Gees, Helen Reddy or Olivia Newton-John.
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