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TIL there is £80m worth of unclaimed premium bonds in the UK
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TIL that the [former] most remote tree in the world (the only structure in 250 miles), was hit and killed by a drunk driver in 1973. Now, the world's [newest] loneliest tree lives on Campbell Island, NZ, where it has lived in isolation for over 100 years.
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TIL The world’s largest maze is on the Dole pineapple plantation in Hawaii.
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TIL that when the body of Layne Staley - the lead singer of Alice In Chains - was discovered, it weighed 86 pounds. He was 6 ft. tall and suffered from depression, and addiction to speed and cocaine.
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TIL about the Attack of the Dead Men, a WWI battle where chlorine and bromine gas poisoning gave Russian soldiers the appearance of zombies. Russia won the battle when their appearance frightened off the attacking Germans.
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TIL of the tallest "true" giant (non-pathological) man in recorded history, Angus MacAskill, who stood at 7 feet 9 inches (236cm) tall. Reportedly one of the strongest men of all time, he is said to have been able to lift ship anchors of almost 3000 pounds and fully grown horses over fences.