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TIL about Pele's Hair, thin glass strands made from erupting lava

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7Vl7 TIL A group of German scientists studying a wild tobacco plant noticed that when the plant was being eaten by caterpillars, the plant would release a scent that would attract predatory bugs who would then eat the caterpillars
epee5 TIL about Project X-Ray, also known as the Bat Bomb, which was an experimental WW2 weapon developed by the US. The concept was to drop hundreds of bats with timed explosives attached to them, let them roost in Japanese attics, and then ignite the explosives to make the houses ignite.
5Vojn TIL that the new bananas will appear to be growing upside-down due to a scientific phenomenon called negative geotropism
OoD1e TIL that AMC counted 942 cigarettes were smoked on the entire Mad Men TV-Series. You would see someone smoking at least every 5 minutes in each episode.
W76EA TIL former Florida Governor and Senator Bob Graham spent 921 days working regular jobs during his career. He wanted to understand how jobs were like from the perspective of the workers.