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TIL the net contribution of the world's oxygen by forests is zero. The real 'lungs of the earth' are phytoplankton living in the oceans.

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VOR4 TIL of Java’s “Sex Mountain” where pilgrims pair up with strangers to improve their luck in business
x61m5 TIL Chinese checkers was invented in Germany in 1892 and called 'Chinese' as part of a marketing scheme
lox17 TIL At 8 years old, during a chicken dinner with family,Jeffrey Dahmer expressed a curiosity to his father of how to bleach chicken bones. His chemist father was proud of his son’s scientific curiosity so he showed him how to safely bleach and preserve the bones, which he used on his later victims
OG8eY TIL that Craig Ferguson, the host of The Late Late Show would rip up his blue note cards (which contained potential questions for guests) as a way of signifying that what was coming wasn't really planned. Sometimes, that brought a lot of empty riffing with a celebrity who just couldn't keep up.
KOxOG TIL that a tie traces roots to the traditional Croat military kit (1630's) which was distinctively knotted at the Croats' necks. The word "cravat" derives from the French "cravate," a French pronunciation of "Croat"