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TIL Redwoods grow taller than any other tree because their leaves are able to absorb water directly from the air eliminating the need to transport water from their roots.

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dGkd TIL that Bladerunner is so visually stunning partly because of the 1980 Hollywood Actors Strike, which gave the film’s Art Department and Designers an extra 3 months to improve and refine significantly their futuristic sets and props.
Rlwl TIL that Madison Square Garden has not paid property taxes since 1982 because a 10 year tax abatement was inadvertently made perpetual due to a clerical error. This has cost New York City (and saved MSG) about $200M.
XELmR TIL the Appalachian Mountains were once part of a mountain range called the Central Pangean Mountains, which were created when the supercontinent Pangea was formed about 335 million years ago. Other mountains that were once part of that range are now in Africa and Scotland.
woXDP TIL about 14 year old Leslie Mahaffy, whose mom locked her out of her house for missing curfew to attend a friend's wake. That night, she was abducted and murdered by serial killers Karla Homolka and Paul Bernardo.
P6ag TIL of The Dire Wolf Project, a project to breed German Shepherds to resemble dire wolves. It started in 1988 and focuses first on health and temperament. They are enormous, scary, shaggy and, by all accounts, terribly sweet.