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TIL A meth junkie crawled inside a 3,500 year old Florida tree, the fifth oldest tree, and burnt it down.

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X0ap8 TIL in 1979, the descendants of the famous feuding Hatfield and McCoy families appeared on a special week-long taping of Family Feud. A pig was kept on stage during the games. The McCoys won 3-2, but the Hatfields won more money total
nbn7 TIL Nick Offerman (Ron Swanson in Parks & Rec) used his woodworking skills to build a wooden gazebo for the Japan House of his alma mater (Urbana-Champaign).
7rMKx TIL about Osborne Bulls, iconic bull-shaped billboards found on highways throughout Spain that once served as advertisements for Vetenaro brandy. First erected during the 1950s, The billboards have become something of a national symbol in Spain.
jWEQ TIL Leonard Nimoy directed Three Men and a Baby
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