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TIL Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours

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oa9R TIL that at 2,054 acres, Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, is the largest landscaped urban park in the world.
ZpAD4 TIL that the paradise tree snake can glide hundreds of feet through the air, with speeds up to 25 MPH.
dDYnQ TIL 68 podiums (45 Olympic, 23 Paralympic) were created in 23 different (to accommodate individual, pair and various team configurations) for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The podiums range from 4m wide (individual events) to 40m wide (football)
d8pQE TIL Jimmy Carter is the only US President to have served a full term and not appoint a Supreme Court Justice.
JYYW1 TIL of Nauru. In 1980, the island nation was considered the wealthiest nation on the planet; in 2017, BusinessTech listed it as one of the five poorest countries in the world.