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TIL that more than 80 percent of the Earth’s natural forests have already been destroyed

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W7yEo TIL: that the average American, based on averages from all states, will pay an estimated $130,461 over their lifetime in interest fees.
VMmeQ TIL Dr. Leonid Rogozov developed appendicitis during the Soviet Antarctic Expedition and had to self-surgically perform an appendectomy since there were no other physicians present. He returned to work two weeks later and was eventually awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.
xVdZb Balloons are bad for the Earth because they are hazardous to wildlife and can cause outages and fires if they drift into power lines.
EMA0 TIL that the real life Pa from The Little House on the Prairie is suspected, by his daughter, to have killed a family of serial killers
5bKP TIL the scene in La La Land where Emma Stone’s audition is interrupted by a phone call was taken from Ryan Gosling’s audition for the movie where the exact incident happened.