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TIL Ikea uses 1% of the global wood supply.

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DZoY TIL that caribou is simply the North American name for reindeer.
yVXaa TIL that the green code from the movie The Matrix (1999) was inspired by a Japanese sushi cookbook.
YbNr TIL The Led Zeppelin song “D'yer Mak'er” is pronounced “Jamaica” in reference to the way British people say the country’s name, hence the reggae beat.
698bY TIL after cancellation of test flight on Dec 31, 1980 for technical issues, the first prototype of LearAvia Lear Fan aircraft made its maiden flight on Jan 1, 1981, officially recorded by sympathetic British govt officials as Dec 32, 1980 in order to secure govt funding that expired at end of 1980.
J1mYk TIL that the Arctic tern migrates up to 71,000 km (44,000 miles) per year, traveling from the Arctic to Antarctica and back experiencing nearly 24 hours of daylight for most of its life