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TIL that the little blue pill makes cut flowers stand up straight longer (by a whole week)

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lk5G TIL the US government’s advice on escaping killer bees: “RUN away quickly. Do not stop to help others … Continue to RUN. Do not stop running until you reach shelter, such as a vehicle or building … Do not attempt to rescue [others] yourself”.
W7RMA TIL in the aftermath of the 1912 Regina Cyclone, where a tornado touched down in Regina, Saskatchewan, killing 28 people, a touring theatrical troupe who'd stopped there helped rebuild after the event, one of whom was a young actor named Boris Karloff.
LQAZv TIL - Indonesia has 3 tiger subspecies. The Bali tiger vanished in the 1940s, while the last confirmed sighting of the Javan tiger occurred in the 1970s. This left only the Sumatran tiger, with an estimated population of fewer than 400 individuals, as the sole surviving tiger subspecies in Indonesia
epVwE TIL Credit cards were never popular in China. The country skipped over a generation of finance and went straight to smartphone-based digital payments
Ola TIL the ancient Sumerians had 2 (grammatical) genders - human and nonhuman - and that the “human” gender included men, women, gods….. and statues.