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TIL that stress and fatigue are the main causes for experiencing a deja vu

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JX5B TIL: There is a fern that has such a high level of atmospheric carbon sequestration that it caused an ice age. Azolla captures 6 tons of atmoshperic carbon per acre per year and could reduce global CO2 levels, while providing high protein livestock feed, or nitrogen rich fertilizer.
dxZQ TIL that the (rare) offspring of a donkey and a zebra is called a “zonkey.” One was born “in an act of love” in Florence a few months ago.
4XmDN TIL every location in the universe has its own observable universe, which may or may not overlap with the one centered on Earth.
4XnAw TIL The American soldiers guarding Saddam Hussein grew to have an attachment to him. At his execution, they were distraught, feeling like they betrayed and murdered a close friend or family member.
PaVw TIL that a 14 year old black boy was brutally murdered for whistling at a white woman in Mississippi in 1955.