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TIL that a plant called Boquila trifoliolata is able to mimic the leaves of other plants, even plastic ones.

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nKoB TIL an experiment gave mice a utopia with social roles to all, no predators and unlimited food. After population boomed reproduction gradually stopped, they became aggressive, isolated themselves and total breakdown in social structures led extinction. Researchers compared it to trends in mankind.
wowMP TIL that chocolate has 6 different solid phases (structural states), each with different melting points, and must be "tempered" to get it to solidify uniformly into phase V, which is considered the most pleasant form in terms of food qualities, although not the most stable at room temperature.
Y7gdP TIL some Medieval universities such as the University of Paris, Oxford and the Charles University in Prague had their students join "nations" corresponding to their homelands
pRdN TIL of a blind American man who taught himself to navigate using echolocation. His hobbies include hiking and mountain-biking, and he has now trained over 500 students in his ‘tongue-click’ technique.
5VJ7P TIL about the Nigersaurus, a dinosaur that, uh, well, it's a real dinosaur I guess