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TIL of archaeophytes, non-native plants that were introduced into new areas by people in ancient times.

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RMk9 TIL there’s a parasite that can “hijack” the brain of invertebrates, amphibians, and mammals
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KOx0J TIL - professional cutmen in professional fighting make upwards of 15% of the fighters purse and many are worth millions.
VmmD TIL A Milwaukee man in prison for a fatal shooting, broke out, took on the identity of a dead child and became a successful business man. It all unraveled 33 years later when his wife came across a Facebook post mentioning the dead child.
NVp8 TIL there was a project that challenged people to make a “Earth Sandwich” by placing pieces of bread in antipodal fashion on the earth (completely opposite of each other on the planet) For the first one, a baguette was placed in Spain, and another in New Zealand.