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TIL that Americans spell judgement without the e (judgment)

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PgEJ TIL there is a 390 acre tract of of virgin-old growth forest in central Pennsylvania. It features ancient hemlock trees and 20-foot rhododendrons. This area was conserved because of a land dispute between logging companies in the 1900’s. Pic’s in the comments.
7RR7 TIL that until the 17th or 18th century, 880 lb birds lived in Madagascar. They were called Elephant Birds and were over ten feet tall.
eRrn TIL a man named Ronald Macdonald robbed a Wendy’s in 2005
kJoZd TIL there is a Columbian 1:1 remake of Breaking Bad, featuring Walter Blanco and José Miguel Rosas (as Jesse Pinkman)
Me5pb TIL that in 1838, Poe wrote a novel in which 4 stranded sailors survive for a while off a turtle, but finally kill one of their own, Richard Parker, and eat him. 46 years later, 4 stranded sailors, after surviving for many days off a turtle, eventually kill and eat one of their own, Richard Parker.