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TIL about the 'Pando', the Trembling Giant: Earth's Largest Organism

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WyW9 TIL that in “the Big Lebowski,” actor Jeff Bridges says the word “man” 147 times. That’s about 1.5 times per minute
GA1KE TIL Scientists have tried to answer the question "Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?" and discovered they have a half life of 81 days.
b9ZXN TIL Harry Truman went from Senator, to Vice President, to President, to dropping the first atomic bomb in 29 weeks.
9w00G TIL that the number of US federal government employees has hovered between approx. 2.7Mil and 3Mil since 1967. Lowering the per capita ratio from 1.5 employees per 100 people to 0.9 employees per 100 people.
E1JRo TIL that there were two witchcraft trials in Plymouth Colony 50 years before the Salem Trials. Unlike the later, more infamous trials, the accused were found Not Guilty and their accusers were fined for giving false statements