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TIL that flowers are physically growing with darker coloured petals nowadays due to their rapid adaptation to combat the suns radiation from the thinning ozone layer.

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vP4n4 TIL that Marilyn Monroe was a method actor. She studied with the method acting pioneer Lee Strasberg, who also taught actors such as Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Dean.
OGA0a TIL, when the asteroid that caused the Cretaceous-Paleogene Mass Extinction Event hit earth, the force was so high, that some rocks/material was ejected into space, leaving our atmosphere, while some burned upon re-entry.
8Or4 TIL Michael Jordan had a “love of the game” clause in his contract, allowing him to play basketball against anyone, anytime and anywhere.
NOV1 TIL having to drink 8 cups of water a day is a lie
9nYM TIL Scientists from South Africa discovered a formula that calculates how likely a frog is to eat another frog. “For every one millimeter increase in body size, a frog is 2.8 percent more likely to eat other frogs.”