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TIL that the chemical colchicine is used both for general plant germination and as a treatment for gout.

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p8Y4N TIL Serial killer Ed Kemper is one of the most prolific audiobook-narrators in the US, with many thousands of hours of reading.
W70LY TIL - Some species of sea turtles can absorb oxygen through their cloacal (genital) orifice, allowing them to stay underwater for extended periods of time without surfacing for air? This method of respiration is called cloacal respiration.
MeAx8 TIL Americans work more than any other major countries — 137 hours per year more than Japanese, 260 per year more than the UK, and 500 hours per year more than France.
4Xano TIL many of the accient Greek and Roman statues were painted
k8OW TIL Six weeks before JFK was murdered in Dallas, his Secret Service driver Tom Shipman died of a sudden heart attack in Camp David. This made room for William Greer. Greer didn’t accelerate the limousine after the first shot, instead he slowed the car down.