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TIL that caterpillar-damaged plants protect themselves by attracting parasitic wasps. Studies have shown that a variety of plants, when injured by herbivores, emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies to the herbivores.

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XElv6 TIL George Washington was known as "town destroyer" and "burner of towns" among Native Americans
69Lp8 TIL that during the salem witch trials, none of the people who actually confessed of being a witch were executed. All 19 who WERE executed of being a witch refused to confess.
0w9mM TIL of Princess Alexandrine of Prussia, the eldest daughter of Wilhem, German Crown Prince, and Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.She was born with Down Syndrome, however, unlike other royal children with special needs, she was not hidden away and appeared in family photographs and at special events.
jN47j TIL that Harry Connick Jr.‘s mother-in-law, Glenna Goodacre, was a famous sculptor who designed the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington DC, the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia, and the Sacagawea dollar.
9LZr TIL: When asked about rape committed by Soviet troops during World War 2, Stalin explained that “a soldier who has crossed thousands of kilometres through blood and fire and death has fun with a woman or takes some trifle.”