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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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yQlyl TIL that almost a thousand years before the modern environmental movement, William the Conqueror established the system of "Forest Law", which operated outside of the Common Law in effort to protect game animals and their forest habitat from destruction.
9YxyQ TIL that South America has a growing hippo population, thanks to Pablo Escobar
1KNP TIL 3 of the 4 sunk US battleships at the Attack on Pearl Harbor were later raised, returned to service, and used to fight in World War II
9VnD TIL The FBI had to investigate the song “Louie Louie” after a parent complained that the unintelligible lyrics were hiding obscenities. After a two-year investigation they were unable to understand the lyrics and also missed the drummer yelling “fuck” at the 54th second.
84Mb TIL that Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods was once a homeless drug addict who stole purses and wallets for years in NYC before moving to Minnesota and getting clean