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TIL That certain solid materials like Quartz Crystals will create electricity when mechanical energy is applied (i.e. you squeeze them).

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6EXn8 TIL there is a group working on creating glow in the dark trees. They are working on splicing bioluminescent genes from Jellyfish/Mushrooms/etc. into trees which they could then breed for greater and greater brightness. The goal would be trees that could one day replace streetlights.
Wkk0B TIL in the 19th century Americans loved to eat eels so much that over fishing lead to a decline in supply and the public lost its taste for eel.
x6Dg TIL Since 1945, all British tanks have come equipped with tea making facilities
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