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TIL Trees get most of their mass from the carbon dioxide in the air

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Elj0 TIL that in 1934 undershirt sales dropped 80% after Clark Gable took off his button-down in It Happened One Night revealing his bare skin.
M7A8K TIL: In the 1950s, the Asiatic cheetah was declared extinct in India and15 left in Iran, however, this year after efforts by conservationists, they brought them back with Dr Marker proclaiming, "If we can save the cheetah, we can change the world" "Or we have to change the world to save the cheetah"
wLmWJ TIL actress Daveigh Chase voiced both Lilo in 'Lilo and Stitch' and Chihiro in 'Spirited Away' the same year each movie was nominated for an Oscar, with 'Spirited Away' winning.
rKKx TIL sharks possess a sensory organ that allows them to feel the electrical signals generated by muscle contractions in prey… Or your beating heart
EglYd TIL about the War of the Bucket (1325) — a bizarre conflict between the Italian city-states of Modena and Bologna that supposedly started over a stolen wooden bucket.