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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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DVZj TIL Bill and Melinda Gates funded a website created by Rice University that provides free open-source textbooks for college students
B8Yb TIL there’s a growing group of people in and around Detriot, MI who have taken it upon themselves to cut the grass at otherwise neglected public parks in the city using their own equipment. They’re called ‘The Mower Gang’ - check them out!
R5mYa TIL: Diamond engagement rings aren’t an old tradition—they were invented by marketers. In 1938, the diamond company De Beers hired an ad agency to convince people diamonds = love. They launched “A Diamond Is Forever”—a slogan that took off, even though diamonds aren’t rare and are hard to resell.
OGkb1 TIL that in 2020, Burger King ran an advertising campaign featuring a picture of a moldy Whopper, to prove that their burgers are made without preservatives. This unconventional advertising method worked, increasing sales by 14% (according to multiple sources.)
GYRGj TIL Jeff Daniels was only paid $50,000 for the movie "Dumb and Dumber". Jim Carrey was paid $7 million.