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TIL that there are trees that benefit from being struck by lightning.

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Ypp5Z Probably not.
Meljb TIL in 2014 and 2019 an environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, wanted to introduce grizzly bears into Arizona, including Grand Canyon. The reintroduction of grizzly bears to the greater Southwest would’ve helped control prey population and sustain the health of deer and elk herds.
KlvR TIL Chromecast’s model number is “H2G2-42”, a reference to the answer to life, the universe, and everything, from the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
xGM5 TIL that in 2002, a bunch of kids made a shot-by-shot remake of Jurassic Park
E1K57 TIL of the Schulze-Boysens, a married couple who were members of the German high society. They were also anti-Nazi activists who formed a resistance group known as the Red Orchestra. They were caught and executed in 1942 but the Red Orchestra continued throughout the war as an espionage network.