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TIL that there are more Trees in the US today than there were 100 years ago

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woy7J TIL Woman's Day magazine originated in 1931 as a free leaflet with menu ideas given to A&P shoppers. By 1937, it had expanded into a magazine sold for 5 cents only at the store locations.
DlKj TIL Issac Newton roamed the streets as anti-counterfeit coin vigilante, then invented the ridges on coins to reduce fraud currency
Y8Rd TIL that male waterfowl have a clockwise corkscrew penis. Female waterfowl have evolved a counterclockwise shaped vagina. This makes sex difficult for the waterfowl. Female waterfowl evolved non-complementary sexual organs as a defense mechanism because male waterfowl try to rape them so often.
oBYyK [TIL] US constitution contains many spelling mistakes.
VB004 TIL on 12 December 2017, the Portuguese Navy commemorated the 700th anniversary of its official creation by King Denis of Portugal. Tracing its origins back to the 12th century, it is the oldest continuously serving navy in the world.