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TIL that most of the popular Christmas songs, including "White Christmas", "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", and "Let it Snow" were all written by Jews

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y4e TIL Fedex keeps empty planes in the sky to be able to respond to changing freight demand quickly
NX6R8 TIL Carlos Rodriguez lost half of his brain after stealing a car and getting into an accident when he was 14. He retained most of his mental functions and can do almost anything a normal person can do. He continued to commit crime and was arrested at 31 for arson and attempted murder.
XEVbk TIL speed limits are sometimes for air quality reasons
5VmpD TIL that there is a tree species that is able to 'walk' by changing its old roots to new ones.