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TIL: 75% of IKEA’s product images are not photographs

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b8l9 TIL that the United States has more people of Norwegian descent than Norway.
wLAYo TIL that Melbourne, Australia used to be named Batmania after one of its founders, John Batman
wLE4J TIL that the largest, oldest Douglas Fir trees are real life "mother trees" from the movie Avatar - they send nutrients via soil fungi to the smaller trees around them, and they favor the seedlings that are their own offspring
yQrY8 TIL Tigers need to be in an environment that mimics nature or they exhibit unnatural stress
Z8nrG TIL that the most common last name among American physicians is no longer "Smith", it's "Patel".