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TIL Due to the plant hormone auxin, tulip stems continue to elongate after they are cut.

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E1lKV TIL the are two different model-actresses named Peyton List, and they've appeared together in the same productions twice.
GA1Q4 TIL a 2003 publication by the Infectious Diseases Society of America noted that The Andromeda Strain is the "most scientifically accurate of all films of this [killer virus] genre ... it accurately details the appearance of a deadly agent, its impact, and the efforts at containing it.
yV0pM TIL capuchin monkeys show an unusual reaction to mirrors - females make friendly gestures toward their reflections, while males often appear confused or distressed, sometimes curling up or trying to escape entirely.
0d0g1 TIL that in 1952, the United States Air Force airlifted more than 3500 pilgrims from Lebanon to Jeddah to complete their hajj, after airlines at Beirut couldn't hand the surge of passengers.
epOEg TIL South korea has more population density than India and netherlands