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TIL that the Arbor Day Foundation will send you 10 trees or plant them for you for just $10 to help reforest the world.

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meZO TIL in the Siege of Eger (1552) against the Ottomans. The Hungarians stuffed a mill wheel with explosives and fuses that was rolled into the oncoming enemy and created absolute panic.
5YNek TIL that the Hapsburg's are (1) still around and (2) were one of Hitler's biggest internal enemies (in the German speaking world) in WW2
8PbG TIL that an Indian airline only hires women because they are lighter, so they save up to $500,000 per year in fuel
69LJY TIL that the "Lady of the Dunes" Cold Case was solved in 2023; her killer, new husband Guy Muldavin, died in 2002.
0xaN TIL NES and SNES consoles turn yellow as they age because of a breakdown of a flame retardant chemical added to plastics used in older computer hardware.