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TIL wind is essential for trees to reach maturity. The stress from wind allows trees to grow stronger, and without wind, a tree will eventually collapse under its own weight.

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N7QrQ TIL of The 1 Percent Rule. This rule states that only 1% of an Internet community creates new content. The rest of the community is divided between content editors (9%) and content viewers (90%).
pYd8b TIL That coconut water, being almost identical to blood plasma, can be used as a plasma substitute. During World War II, many soldiers in the Pacific were saved through emergency transfusion using coconut water as replacement for intravenous plasma.
16ZLW TIL that In 1964, Yoko Ono staged "Cut Piece," a provocative performance where she sat on a stage, urging the audience to approach and cut her clothing, gradually shedding it. The remnants were given to viewers, symbolising a profound connection between performer and audience.
16DW8 Today I learned that humans can glow in the dark, however, they are too weak for the human eye to detect.
1ogW TIL The Original Illuminati was an Enlightenment-era secret society in Bavaria created on May 1st 1776, The society’s goals were to oppose superstition, prejudice, religious influence over public life and abuses of state power, and to support women’s education and gender equality.