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TIL that more species of plants exist on a mountain in South Africa than in the whole UK

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b99A9 A tragic blaze in an Oregon hospital erupted from hand sanitizer earlier this month. Should you be worried?
xVy85 TIL: That xylitol, a becoming more popular natural sweetener, is safe for humans to digest, but is toxic and can be fatal for dogs.
gMGy TIL that “if every home in the United States paid its bills online, solid waste would be decreased by 1,600,000,000 tons each year.”
wQa6 TIL that none of the couples from “The Bachelor” are still married.
rvge TIL Denton Cooley answered in the affirmative when a lawyer during a trial asked him if he considered himself to be the best heart surgeon in the world. “Don’t you think that’s being rather immodest?” the lawyer replied. "Perhaps,” Cooley responded. “But remember I’m under oath.”