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TIL that plants communicate with each other, actively compete against one another for resources, and are capable of learning from their experiences.

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1aVYP TIL That nutrition professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds on a Twinkie/Dorito/Sugar diet to prove that weight loss is based on caloric intake, and not on nutrition.
b6rEa TIL Dr. Patricia Bath invented the Laserphaco Probe, which restored sight to millions of individuals suffering from cataracts. Her many firsts include being the first African American to complete an ophthalmology residency and the first African-American female doctor to get a medical patent.
NXxo1 TIL that composer Peter Warlock locked his cat outside so it wouldn't die with him before committing suicide by gassing himself.
oBZYE TIL that the Easter Bunny had pagan roots - as Christianity spread, it was common for missionaries to place pagan tradition within the context of their faith and turn pagan festivals into Christian holidays. The word "Easter" even comes from the Eostre festival, which was a pagan celebration.
4RA6 TIL that on one occasion, J.S. Bach was in Dresden at the same time as a French organist named Louis Marchand. There was to be a competition between the two men to see who was better at improvisation. Marchand heard Bach practicing the day before the competition and left town.