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X00K6 TIL that a 2019 study showed that evening primrose plants can "hear" the sound of a buzzing bee nearby and produce sweeter nectar in response to it.
wMGW TIL In the 1960s Pakistan briefly considered changing its traffic system from driving on the left to the right. However, camel trains often drove through the night while their drivers were dozing. The difficulty in teaching old camels new tricks was decisive in forcing Pakistan to reject the change.
7rRAZ TIL of a "Bezoar", the accumulation of ingested material such as hair, fur or fiber in the stomach that forms a large stone. Once prized as magical items with protective properties. There was a gold-framed bezoar in the Crown Jewels of Queen Elizabeth I as recently as 1962.
Mew68 TIL that Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones dated 13 year old Mandy Smith when he was 47. "Wyman insists that he did nothing wrong – because he asked her mother if it was okay."
4Xxd6 TIL Giving oxytocin to virgin rats could trigger maternal behaviours: the animals would build nests, lick or crouch over unfamiliar pups and even return lost pups to the nest.