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TIL that the former tallest and oldest Cypress tree on Earth, estimated to be 3,500 years old, was burned down after a woman tried to smoke meth under it.

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d8Ywj TIL that Conan O'Brien paid his staff's (About 80 people) salary from his own pocket during the WGA strike, Later during the Tonight show debacle with Jay Leno He did the same thing again.
x6yg1 TIL myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) has an economic impact of 36–51 billion dollars per year in the USA, yet historical research funding is far below that of comparable diseases
7rayp TIL an 11 year old girl survived four days on a 2ft by 5ft raft after her family was murdered and the boat she was on sank. She went years without knowing for sure who killed them. [fixed]
kOJ81 TIL that 9000 meters of single strand silk weighs about 1 gram. It is also known as a Denier and used to define how fine a thread is.
YY6d TIL Over the objections of their supervisors and colleagues, Dr. Emil Freireich and Dr. Emil Frei tackled children’s Leukemia with combination chemotherapy with four different kind of drugs. Today, the cure rate for this form of cancer is more than 90 percent.