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[TIL] Mosquitos Help to pollinate cocoa trees

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6EyGX TIL in 1909, New York passed a law forbidding women from smoking outdoors, due to its "immorality and sexuality." Only one woman was ever arrested and fined $5. She told reporters, "no man shall dictate to me."
e0AxL TIL that "Banana Republic" was coined as a political term referring to a country(s) (Honduras and neighbors) that were exploited by a corporation (United Fruit Co.) for specific exports (yes, bananas). It is typically ruled by plutocracy and has a large poor working class that is also exploited.
VMmak TIL Mice with vision enhanced by nanotechnology can see both infrared and visible light. A single injection of nano-particles in the mice's eyes gave them infrared vision for around 10 weeks with minimal side effects.
1eyP TIL of the concept of posthuman god, the idea that humans of the future might be so intelligent and technologically sophisticated that their behavior would not possibly be comprehensible to current humans, in other words, that they would appear ‘god-like’ by present-day human standards
JPy8 TIL the Venus Flytrap is named after its resemblance to a vagina.