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TIL that the Empress Splendor is the fastest growing tree in the world. It can fully grow in just 10 years, and reach 20 feet tall within the first year!

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rNEXe TIL that jukeboxes in the 1940s and 50s sometimes contained a "silent" record so someone could choose to turn the music off for a bit.
EgJ5X TIL that Because English and British generals insisted The French unit that helped librate Paris would be all white, a white french unit had to be shipped in from Morocco, and was supplemented with volunteers from Spain and Portugal. Making it all white but not all French.
JLEk TIL After mismanagement, Digg, a company that had been valued at over $160 million sold for a mere $500,000.
8av9K TIL Conrad Heyer is the earliest born person to be photographed. He was born in 1749 and sat for a photo in 1852 at age 103. He is the only known photographed revolutionary war soldier to have crossed the Delaware with George Washington.
x6ayg TIL: that the tallest mountain in the solar system is Olympus Mons on Mars, which stands at a height of 22 kilometers (14 miles). Almost three times the height of Mount Everest!