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TIL China has deforested most of its historically wooded areas. A law promulgated in 1981 requires that every school student over the age of 11 plants at least one tree per year.

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LQXor Today I learned that in Central Europe there are hunger stones (hungerstein), in river beds stones were marked with an inscription, visible only when the flow was low enough to warn of a drought that would cause famine.
oWA8 TIL “Tom and Jerry” was a British slang term from the 1800’s, meaning “to fight and cause trouble”.
Ry46 TIL Japanese scientists took some cherry tree seeds to space for 6 months. When returned to earth and planted, the trees first flowered 6 years earlier than expected with unfamiliar flowers. Scientists still don’t know why.
K8PB TIL that Bavaria has more installed solar capacity than in the entire United States.
XEj8P TIL That 1000's of Children in Romanian Orphanages Were Systematically Killed Due to Lack of Meeting Their Basic Human Needs.