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TIL there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.

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QNRY6 TIL the first emperor of China (221 - 210 BC), who built the Terracotta Army and the Great Wall, also built twelve monumental human statues that were 11.5 meters (38 feet) tall and weighed 30 tons each. The last of the statues were destroyed around 400 AD.
0wRJy TIL that since the inception of Forbes “400 Richest Americans” list in 1982, only one man from said list has ever been convicted of murder: philanthropist and wrestling coach, John du Pont.
LkBrr TIL we are either left or right eye dominant, just the way we are either left-handed or right-handed. ~70% are right-eyed.
V1Y4 TIL That Andrew Garfield, the actor who played Spider-Man in the most recent film, The Amazing Spider-Man, secretly dropped in at Comic-Con in 2011 dressed up in a cheap Spider-Man costume as a surprise to attending fans.
grEkD TIL There are 30 min and 45 min Time Zones, like Iran, India, Myanmar and some parts of Australia.