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TIL a Canadian student attending a lecture on out-of-body experiences approached the professor after saying, “I thought everybody could do that.” She is the first person studied who can induce them at will.

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R5Na8 TIL Peppers evolved to prefer birds spread their seeds. Capsaicin and pepper colors attract birds. Seeds that pass through the digestive system of a bird germinate at a rate of 370% higher than seeds that pass through mammals who are normally repelled by Capsaicin.
9P9m TIL Captain planet had a pretty sick cast; Whoopi Golberg, Levar Burton, Tim Curry, even Jeff Goldblum to name a few
mxb9y TIL the reason monarchs moved their courts constantly was because they were forced to by filthy residences, as within days of a royal party settling in one palace or another, a stink would set in from poorly discarded food, animal waste, vermin from or attracted to unwashed bodies, and human waste.
NXXJJ TIL that the first Submarine was used in the Revolutionary War and was called “The Turtle”.
o7Ar TIL that up until Pearl Harbor, the shoulder patch of the U.S Army’s 45th Infantry Division was the swastika.