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TIL a lack of an Oxford comma cost a dairy $5 million

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x65oB [TIL] In the United States, a 'Heckler's Veto' happens when a speaker is silenced by the threat of antisocial or illegal acts of a disagreeing party. For instance, a peaceful demonstration is banned due to threatened violence by opponents.
QNbVd TIL Plants can sense light, touch, gravity, smell, sound, and even vibrations. They react using hormones and electrical signals—bending, blooming, defending, and adapting. Though brainless, they behave intelligently, responding to their environment in complex ways.
rR5oM TIL that King George V was aggressively euthanized without consent, using morphine and cocaine, and his last words were "god damn you"
L1D9 TIL while planning the invasion of Japan, the US ordered so many purple hearts that we still haven’t issued them all.
gMDOA TIL after the catastrophic Joplin, Missouri tornado, elephants from a nearby postponed circus aided in the relief by pulling vehicles and debris off the road.