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TIL There is a tree that owns itself...

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m1xGR TIL all original members from the Ramones are dead
KYg0G TIL that there's a species of wasp called the horse guard wasp. It is found in the eastern US and acts as a natural biological control by hanging around horses and killing horse flies. Despite their loud buzzing noises, horses are not disturbed by them.
oBmEW TIL an indigenous Mexican woman from the Tarahumara community won a 50km race featuring 500 runners from 12 countries while wearing a skirt and sandals made from tyre rubber
pYeVN TIL that between the 1920s to 1970s, many shoe shops were fitted with x-ray machines, or shoe-fitting flouroscopes, that enabled the customer to observe how well their new shoes fit
a8x9J TIL in 2006, a 4 year old boy in Power Ranger cosplay successfully stopped a robbery and saved his family