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TIL Since being discovered by the timber industry in the 1850s, 96% of the 2,000,000 acres of old-growth Coast Redwood trees in California have been logged.

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p5oQ TIL a sailor who wishes to grow a beard in the Royal Navy has to submit a ‘permission to stop shaving’ form. He is then allowed two weeks to ‘grow a full set’ before he presents himself to the Master at Arms who will decide if his beard looks stupid or is respectably full enough to be permitted.
W77gN TIL about Rei Dunois who, using body prosthetics and makeup successfully passed himself off as a female cosplayer. When he eventually admitted who he was in 2020, his following increased.
7r4JZ TIL that the Statue of Liberty is worth less than $230,000 in scrap metal, and is the third most expensive statue in the world.
0wkPy TIL That an american doctor that survived Ebola, contracted the virus in his eye, turning it green, and regained his eyesight by taking a non-FDC approved experimental secret drug.
oBaPE TIL Australia’s most successful athlete is David Foster. He has held the World Woodchopping Championship title for 21 consecutive years and won over 1000 titles.