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TIL that the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal. When grass gets cut, it releases chemicals to "warn" nearby plants of damage.

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1aGLr TIL that if you get a blood transfusion with the wrong blood type a strong sense of impending doom will likely occur.
OGAx1 TIL: Besides the normal human sacrifice procedures such as decapitation and heart removal, the Mayans also had an arrow sacrifice. The victim would be painted blue and wore a cap. Their genitals were bled and a white symbol was painted for the archers to shoot until they were filled with arrows.
nBKB TIL the Exxon Valdez, a ship that caused one of the most infamous oil spills in history is still carrying oil today, albeit with a different name. However,it is banned from carrying oil off of the Alaskan coast, the site of the spill
wLBDW TIL of Nedelin catastrophe. it was a launchpad accident that occurred on 24 October 1960 at Baikonur test range. explosion occurred when the second stage engine ignited accidentally, killing an unknown number (54-300) of personnel. the incident was covered up for 29 years, only to recognized in '89.
EBP0 TIL there is a US Navy ship named after a mountain, which was named after a president: the USS Mount McKinley