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TIL a man planted a 1,360 Acre forest all single-handedly. Enough trees to create an outdoor habitat for five endangered tigers (among other endangered species)

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yrNw TIL the wrestler Mick Foley became a fan of Tori Amos in 1993. After meeting her in 2008, he got involved in a group she started to aid abused women. He has volunteered extensively, fielding calls from women in difficult circumstances, and logged over 550 hours on the phone over an 18-month period.
x6mD7 TIL in 2023 a woman discovered a construction company in Hawaii had erroneously built a $500,000 house on her empty lot because they failed to conduct a survey before breaking ground. She wanted the house removed. The contractor and the developer sued her in return.
XE0ND TIL: Within a split second, the human nose modifies the moisture of inhaled air to a constant relative humidity of 75%, and the temperature to a constant of 98.6F (even if the air is 40F or 100F)
D57p TIL It Is Illegal For Cops to Set Up Narcotics Checkpoints (City of Indianapolis v. Edmond), but They Still Put up Signs Warning of them Hoping to Catch Drivers Driving Erratically or Making Illegal U-turns
Mey9m TIL Nazis kidnapped “Aryan-looking” children from across Europe and brought them back to Germany for indoctrination.