Post * DWpD — Curious Curator

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TIL Xerox has an “adopt a plant” program where employees water an office plant, saving the company $200,000 per year on watering services.

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Z894Q TIL That a Diamond studded golden Owl was buried somewhere in France in 1993. There's a book of riddles leading to its location, but it still hasn't been found. Oh, and there a 1,000,000 franc prize for the person who finds it.

7r9XZ TIL that in 1985 French Military Agents bombed a green peace vessel in a New Zealand harbor that was there to protest French Nuclear testing on a nearby island. The blast killed one crewmember.

v1Vdj TIL: Ireland held Tailteann mass marriages where couples were allowed to wed and be married for a year to see if they were fit for each other. They could divorce by proceeding to the so called “separation hills” without leaving a mark on their reputation. This was legal until the 13th century.

x61e5 TIL Most of North America's earthworms are not native, the native earthworms were killed of by an ice sheet around 10000 years ago. Most earthworms in North America today were descended from those introduced by settlers in the 18th century.

woer1 TIL about lateral line, a system of sensory organs found in fish, used to detect movement and pressure in the surrounding water. It plays an important role in group behavior, predation and orientation.