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TIL that most of the tree is literally dead wood.

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wodA6 TIL the revolutionaries behind the 1817 Pernambucan revolt in Brazil planned to bust out Napoleon from his exile on Saint Helena Island and bring him to South America
LkKvP TIL heart surgeon Ellsworth Wareham lead and completed more than 12,000 surgeries up until he was 74 when he then assisted and trained other doctors until he was 95. He drove until 100 and did yard work until the age of 104 when he passed away at home peacefully with his wife of 68 years at his side
GDZj TIL Twitter owns the patent to the “pull to refresh” feature common on so many applications, but has vowed not to sue other companies that use the gesture, as part of a broader intellectual property detente.
wobxY TIL: the saxophone is considered a woodwind.
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