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TIL that more than 50 billion chickens are killed for food every year.

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loP7V TIL about Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, celebrated on June 19th.
W7dJY TIL that coastal redwood trees can sequester 250 metric tons of carbon in their 2,500 year lifespan. The largest, the General Sherman tree, has sequestered 392 metric tons of carbon and is still growing.
4Xwk5 TIL Bell Peppers contain more Vitamin C than oranges do, and contain higher amounts the riper the color becomes. A cup of chopped Red bell pepper "contains nearly three times more Vitamin C than an orange—190 mg."
PYp7g TIL during a drill in 1943, the USS William D. Porter accidentally fired a torpedo at the USS Iowa which was carrying US President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the time. The entire crew was rumored to have been arrested when they returned to shore.
160OX TIL there are happy (and sad) numbers