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TIL that Earth has about three TRILLION trees, or about 420 trees per person. There are more trees on earth than there are cells in a human brain or stars in our galaxy.

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1aDDD TIL of the Guano Islands Act of 1856; a US law that enabled citizens to claim unclaimed islands containing guano (bird excrement) in the name of the United States- due to its use as a fertilizer.
kJaOe TIL about Leo Major, a Canadian soldier who liberated a village alone during WWII, and later captured Hill 355 with 18 men during the Korean war, fighting thousands of men
neEdd TIL some plants that relied on extinct animals to disperse their seeds now rely on rodents, who will bury them. The seeds travel further when other rodents steal them, and bury them again, and again, and again, etc.
y7Aa TIL If you remove a pain-detecting gene in mice, their lifespan increases by 10%
kOE0E TIL there are at least 66 different names for eggs that are fried in a hole in toast (egg in a basket).