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TIL Plants aren't silent. They make clicking sounds like popcorn inaudible to humans that change under stress

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BgXDk TIL that the Canadian animation studio CINAR, the people behind Arthur and Caillou, was embroiled in a financial scandal that lead to one of the longest criminal trials before a jury in Canadian history
W7Gjd TIL about the Night of the Big Wind, a January 6th 1839 storm that was the most severe to hit Ireland in centuries. Over 20% of houses in Dublin were damaged or destroyed, and was so severe that people believed the world was ending
oRJgW TIL: Kid 'n Play Turned Down The Show That Went On To Become The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air
woXe8 TIL in the 1970s, France acted as Saddam Hussein's "chief arms broker"; they sold $25billion in weapons to Iraq of which most was advanced fighters and missiles (close to $100bil in today's money)
QZZ6 TIL that in California and 3 other US states, “Ladies’ Night” are against the law because they are gender discrimination