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TIL some plants can generate their own body heat, like mammals. They are called thermogenic plants.

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5Vyen TIL Tuataras, native to New Zealand, are the last surviving member of the Rhynchocephalia, an order of reptiles that diverged from what would become lizards and snakes sometime around the Triassic.
p8O1A TIL A monkey was electrocuted as it walked on high tension wires in India's railway station, falling unconscious on to the tracks. Another fellow monkey attempted to resuscitate the animal by repeatedly biting, hitting and dunking him in water. The electrocuted monkey was eventually revived.
5YePQ TIL of the White Rose which was a non-violent Nazi resistance group made of college students and a professor. It started by releasing pamphlets against the Nazi Party and ended with the execution of 6 students and the professor.
D4vP TIL James A. Garfield could write in Greek and Latin at the same time, using both hands (one for each language)
kJxY7 TIL that guide horses exist, just like dogs do. Often miniature horses are used, a breed that is close to dog-sized. The idea dates back to 1943.