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TIL: Finland has ten trees for every person in the world

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ZrYD TIL there are pizza farms where all the ingredients to make the pizza they sell is grown on the farm.
WMnB TIL that punchcards were used to ‘program’ looms to weave elaborate textiles in 1725.
wGvW TIL British police cars carry teddy bears to console children after accidents
5Vgpr TIL Pope Adrian IV was the only English Pope. Adian IV may have given King Henry II of England the Laudabiliter bull which gave Henry the Papal right to invade/rule Ireland, though the existence/legitimacy of the Laudabiliter is debated.
4kdmX TIL of Frank Hayes, a trainer and stableman never winning a race before . Riding a horse at 20:1 he is the only known jockey to have died mid race, remaining on the horse and still winning.