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TIL: Finland has ten trees for every person in the world
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TIL Operation Tracer was a top-secret WWII mission in which six men were to be buried alive inside the Rock of Gibraltar so they could monitor enemy movements after the Rock’s capture. There was no way out and anyone who died within the chamber would have to be embalmed and cemented into the floor.
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TIL The name for the show "Black Mirror" was created after the shows creator (Charlie Brooker) noticed how being able to see your own reflection in turned off technology (iPads, televison, cell phones, etc) is essentially a "black mirror".
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Til Bully sticks are prepared from the bull pizzle (aka penis muscle) which is cleaned, stretched, and twisted before being prepared. Preparation can vary from sun dried to oven baked or smoked. ... Authentic bully sticks are made from 100% beef (the only ingredient is the bull penis).
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TIL there is a man-made lake called "Ewok Lake" on the Skywalker Ranch owned by George Lucas
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TIL One of the most successful KGB agents of the Cold War had the codename, Fedora. He infiltrated the UN and sabotaged the US by providing false information ie. a Fedora tip.