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TIL: Each year The U.S. plants at least 1.6 billion trees or about 6 trees for each one used.

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b9474 TIL I learned of Rodney Alcala, a serial killer who appeared on the TV show "The Dating Game", after he had already killed numerous people. He was said to have an IQ of 160, and interrogated himself on the witness stand during his trial, in Smeagol/Gollum fashion, switching voices and demeanor.
yVQ5M TIL that there is a large piece of a civil war cannon in the attic of 9 East Battery, Charleston, USA. It landed there when retreating confederates blew up a cannon and it was too heavy to remove.
xKXb TIL when Barbra Walters interviewed Miley Cyrus in her home in 2008, the camera crew managed to clog all of Miley’s toilets. Instead of getting angry, Miley and family later sent Barbra a golden toilet figurine reading “So you’ll always remember the Cyrus family.”
W7xRN TIL about Raven Thorogood III, a 5 year old monkey who outperformed more than 6,000 internet and technology money managers earning an astonishing 213% return.
W7gMd TIL that Bermuda grass is not native to the island of Bermuda, but is considered an invasive species there.