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TIL Plants receive more energy on a cloudy day in the summer than on a sunny day in the winter.

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78meP TIL compostable plastic is only compostable in an industrial or commercial facility
JYAm4 TIL that relative to other animals humans are born prematurely and thus can be "socialized to a far greater extent than any other animal". Human babies are highly dependent for YEARS on adults (vs. e.g., kitten leaving mother weeks after birth) and thus can be taught/nurtured for better or worse.
prP4 TIL a 62-foot Jesus statue built by a megachurch was struck by lightning and subsequently burned.
ZyGo TIL that there’s a Death Metal band with a parrot as their front"man". They’re called “Hatebeak”.
o5YK TIL that a breed of Scorpion-Eating Mice Feel No Pain. Instead of causing pain, the scorpion venom blocks it, a fact that could lead to the development of new pain-blocking drugs for people.