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TIL Ed Sheeran is the most-attended tour of all time

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mxbwM TIL Forest fires are essential for continuation of giant California Sequoia trees: Seeds will break open during intense heat
kxPm TIL poverty imposes a mental burden akin to losing 13 IQ points .
VB5ZG TIL: In the "Battle of the 300 Champions" between Sparta and Argos in 546 BC. Rather than wasting the lives of their armies, both agreed to use 300 men and sent the rest home. 2 Argives and 1 Spartan survived. The Argives left thinking they won, so technically the Spartan was the last man standing.
1arKD TIL that Tyler Dooley, Meghan Markle's nephew, grows marijuana in Oregon and he created a special blend called "Meghan Sparkle" to celebrate her getting married to Prince Harry
JWLv TIL that during WWI, Sgt. Alvin Cullum York led a seven-man assault on a German machine gun nest in France and captured 32 machine guns, 132 German soldiers and killing at least 20 others.