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

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mxL0o TIL about Brandt Kuykendal, a man who created his own ISP after discovering that he could not get reliable and fast internet in his town. He mainly built the ISP because his daughter needed fast internet to excel in school.
OGVDa TIL that our eyes have evolved to essentially hide from our own immune systems to avoid damage and blindness from inflammations
kJVv1 TIL of Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, who went from a 19 year old migrant farm worker to the head of neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic.
kO5 TIL ‘reddit’ means 'gives back’ in Latin.
kRGd TIL There are currently estimated to be over 46 million people worldwide living with dementia. The number of people affected is set to rise to over 131 million by 2050.