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TIL that there’s at least one parasitic plant that mimics the host plant it is feeding off of — even if that “plant” is fake. The mechanism of this remains unsolved. “Plant sight” via its epidermis cells is considered one possibility.

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4ky66 TIL when Tom and Jerry's "The Two Mouseketeers" (1952) featured a guillotine execution scene, it wasn't just historical fiction - France was still actively using the guillotine for executions until 1977, with the last execution being Hamida Djandoubi.
oBMao TIL: The D in D-Day actually means.. day. Day-Day.
LkxOv TIL about Geofence Warrants that cast a digital net around a crime scene. Anyone who passes through the geofence at the time of the crime is at risk of becoming a suspect.
nWpeP TIL that the word Coprolalia (involuntary swearing) comes from the Greek word kópros meaning “dung, feces” and laliā́ meaning “speech”. Essentially translating to Shit-talking.
mxw1y TIL that Japanese iPhones are programmed not to silence the photo shutter sound to prevent upskirt photos.