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TIL Sebastião Ribeiro Salgado and his wife Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado in 20 years planted 2.7 million trees to afforest part of The Atlantic Forest & resulted in 1,500 acres of rainforest being recovered with 293 of plants, 15 reptiles, 172 bird, 15 amphibian & 33 mammal species have returned.

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jNYrX TIL about Maurice Ruddick, Canadian Citizen of the Year and coal mine disaster survivor who was invited to vacation in Georgia resort by the governor, but moved to a trailer once the governor learned Ruddick was black.
AQX4 TIL one of the things Nixon was impeached for was: Misuse of the FBI, the Secret Service, and other personnel, in violation of the constitutional rights of citizens, by directing or authorizing agencies to conduct electronic surveillance for purposes unrelated to national security
5VmlB TIL that globally, we produce over 9,900,000 tons of butter a year, and India produces 3,797,550 of that, making it the largest butter producer in the world (via Atlas Big). The United States, which comes in second place, makes less than half that amount each year, with Pakistan coming in third.
yVWPM TIL Ben Franklin trolled rival almanac publisher Titan Leeds by predicting Leeds' death, down to the hour, in his Poor Richard's Almanac.
GYBJG TIL That it is estimated that over 100 million trees are used annually to produce junk mail alone, and that 33% of all mail delivered is junk mail.