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TIL that The smell of fresh-cut grass is a signal of distress.

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eEVk TIL PETA waged war on Pokemon for virtual animal cruelty.
pAdA TIL A Japanese pilot waged a one-man war against the inhabitants of a Hawaiian island he crash landed on during Pearl Harbour. He was assisted by three Japanese locals. This incident ultimately contributed to the decisison to intern Japanese-Americans during the war.
JQQV TIL differences in wealth are so pronounced between countries that “hunger” is defined completely differently for the U.S. vs. developing countries
OG0OY TIL about the Witches Well, a (now) dry fountain installed outside Edinburgh Castle, in 1894, to memorialize the thousands of victims, mostly women, accused of witchcraft who were burned at the stake, nearby. It is the only such memorial to these victims in Scotland.
ZnQ TIL that estimates for the amount of time Bill Murray’s character is trapped in the perpetual Groundhog Day range up to 34 years.