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TIL of the Bladderwort, a carnivorous plant that captures small aquatic organisms by having miniature bags that suck in prey

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KYVO4 TIL the “Jennifer Aniston neuron” is a brain cell that responds to images of Jennifer Aniston.
yVPO8 TIL Mark Twain never completed his novel The Mysterious Stranger but it was published after his death. The 1916 Paine-Duneka edition was multiple stories spliced together that the editors patched together with their own writings. The original manuscripts were published in 1963.
jQDa TIL a Playstation 4 horror demo called P.T. was considered one of the best horror games in years until it was removed from the Playstation Store. Now, consoles with this demo sell on ebay for up to $1000.
kO8a1 TIL that Samuel Rowbotham who created the Flat Earth Society dropped out of school at the age of 9.
mxE4v TIL witches were never depicted with green skin before the 1939 Wizard of Oz film. Witches were commonly depicted as red or orange beforehand. The Wicked Witch of the West was not described as green in the book, and she was only made green in the film because it looked really good in technicolor.