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TIL that Wembley stadium used to be called Empire Stadium

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9wMpQ TIL that there’s at least one parasitic plant that mimics the host plant it is feeding off of — even if that “plant” is fake. The mechanism of this remains unsolved. “Plant sight” via its epidermis cells is considered one possibility.
gj59 TIL that November 9th is known as “Fateful Day” by German historians because so many important events happened on this date
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kJnne TIL elite chess grandmasters can play multiple games of chess blindfolded simultaneously with great success
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