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TIL Mixing moss with yoghurt creates a "growing paint" you can use to paint moss on things.

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5D6k TIL over 100 Firefighters a year are arrested for arson.
5VGLP TIL the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, triggered by a deadly blast at a rig used by BP.
0de6y TIL: The Presidential Recordings and Materials Preservation Act was passed in 1974, specifically to prevent Richard Nixon from destroying records. In 1978 the Presidential Records Act was passed to apply to all future presidents.
P1V9O TIL octopuses have taste receptors on their arms. Each sucker contains thousands of chemoreceptors, allowing them to detect chemical signals by touch and assess if an object is edible before bringing it near their mouth.
KOpQJ TIL that the term "420" was coined by five students in 1971 at San Rafael High School to signal a meetup at 4:20 p.m. by the campus’ statue of chemist Louis Pasteur to take a hit.They chose that specific time because extracurricular activities had usually ended by then.