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rR1l0 TIL of the "Tree That Owns Itself" - A white oak tree in Athens, Georgia, that has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base
woKyY TIL that singer Cass Elliot, better known as 'Mama Cass', did not like her 'Mama' moniker a single bit - to the point where she named her 1973 live album and TV special “Don’t Call Me Mama Anymore.” This is why her solo career in the 1970s is billed as 'Cass Elliot'.
4XMOX TIL that there are parrots native to Argentina roaming around New Jersey suburban towns for over 30 years.
MedN7 TIL that Andrzej Sapkowski sold the rights to CD Projekt Red to create the Witcher video games for a lump sum of $9500
P11KG TIL Ross McWhirter, co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, was openly anti-Irish, advocating for mandatory registration of all Irish people in the UK with local authorities. He was assassinated by the IRA in 1975 by point-blank gunshot to the head.