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TIL that Melbourne officials gave ID numbers to trees so the public could report damaged branches. People wrote love letters to the trees instead.

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wWZ7 TIL a group of ladybugs is called a “loveliness of ladybugs.”
oBxXR TIL women in the early 1900’s would stab catcallers with their hatpins
P10Yw TIL that a bunch of bananas is called a hand and a single banana is called a finger
VBdJQ TIL During the last song of the Red tour in London, a fan rushed past security to climb on stage to hand Taylor Swift a note. They shook hands with a smile before he was escorted away
78wGM TIL that more than half of all light mail in Denmark is delivered by bike. Due to the general city infrastructure, bikes are by far the easiest and quickest way to deliver letters in Denmark