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TIL Spiderwort is natures Geiger counter the petals of the flower turn from blue to pink when exposed to radiation

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yVdd8 TIL Smarties candy was originally not allowed to be white for fear that children would associate medicinal tablets with Smarties.
jNlBv TIL that Henry of Champagne, King of Jerusalem, once fell off a balcony of his castle. He would have survived though, if it wasn't for his servant, a dwarf named Scarlet, who jumped out to save him, but ended up landing on him instead.
PXlJ TIL a Baku is a creature from Chinese folklore that can be summoned to devour nightmares. However if he remains hungry after eating one’s nightmares, he may also devour their hopes and desires.
MG78 TIL the Hualapai Tribe in Arizona agreed to allow the builder of the Grand Canyon Skywalk to operate it for 25 years to recoup his $30 million investment. In 2012, just 5 years after it opened, the tribe seized control of the Skywalk. They lost in court and now must pay the builder $28.5 million.
AN7E4 TIL when the 1991 Doors biopic was in development, John Travolta was one of the top picks to play Jim Morrison. Singer Bebe Buell recalled how she witnessed Travolta’s “unofficial” audition, and called it “mindblowing” how Travolta channeled Jim. The role later went to Val Kilmer.