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TIL No existing species of tree can grow higher than 130 meters (427 feet) as it is physically impossible for the water to rise higher due to pressure.

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YRBv TIL January 8, 1835 is the only day where the United States was completely debt free.
VyMp TIL more than 300 people died in a supermarket fire because the owners shut the doors in order to prevent people from fleeing with merchandise without paying for it.
0wo7R TIL during world War II, the army would pour ice cold water in the ear of "draft dodgers" who pretended to be deaf. The normal response is to turn the eyes to the ear with cold water (Caloric reflex. About half of deaf lack this reflex). No response = truly deaf. Response = Possible draft dodger.
DQ1Jv TIL there is a Westinghouse atom smasher rotting away in PA
oBoZL TIL the most recent restoration of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci took 21 years to complete