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TIL staghorn ferns exhibit behaviors which are similar to ant and bee colonies (e.g. division of labor and cooperative survival). This phenomenon, known as eusociality, marks a major evolutionary transition for complex lifeforms and has previously only been observed in animals and insects.

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ANVPd TIL in 1955, computer scientist John McCarthy coined the term “artificial intelligence” to attract funding for a project that would go on to launch the field of AI.
kOXg4 TIL that "Cult Toons", those crazy 'remixes' of Hanna-Barbera cartoons with blaxploitation and martial arts movies which were on Cartoon Network at the end of the 90s, were produced in the UK.
e0xjg TIL that the founder of the modern frozen food industry, Clarence Birdseye, was inspired after he was taught by the Inuit, indigenous people of Canada, how to ice fish under very thick ice. In -40 °C weather, he discovered that the fish he caught froze almost instantly, and when thawed, tasted fresh
KPJE TIL that in 1077, Robert, the oldest son of William the Conqueror, initiated a years-long insurrection against his father after his two younger brothers dumped a full chamber-pot over his head and his father failed to punish them for it.
16kyD TIL that after the trailer of Grand Theft Auto VI was released, its featured song, Tom Petty's "Love Is a Long Road", saw a near-37,000% increase in Spotify streams, had almost 250,000 searches on Shazam, and ranked second on the worldwide iTunes chart