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TIL trees are mostly made from the air, not the ground. They take carbon dioxide, use photosynthesis to split carbon off to make most of their mass, and "exhale" the oxygen.

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mMNo TIL that Paul McCartney is the only artist to reach the top of the UK charts as a solo artist, duo, trio, quartet, quintet, and musical ensemble.
GawJ TIL If you try to touch a member of the Queen’s Guard, they will shout “Step back from the Queen’s Guard” and point their rifle at you.
QwP9 TIL the word “Chad”, as in the African country means “large expanse of water”, or “lake” so Lake Chad just means Lake Lake and the country name Chad just means Lake, despite being significantly covered by desert
x6pxo TIL Simon Wells, great-grandson of science fiction author H.G. Wells (who, among other works, wrote “The Time Machine”) was hired as a “Future consultant” for Back to the Future Part II.
dDaQ8 TIL that in 2012, an Indian nurse looking after Kate Middleton was prank called by a radio station pretending to be the Queen. This led to her revealing confidential information which was then broadcast on the radio. 3 days later, she committed suicide by hanging.