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TIL The smell of cut grass is an SOS calling beneficial insects like parasitic wasps to help resist plant attacks

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nP5r TIL : In 1985 a pool party was thrown for Lifeguards in celebration of a year without drowning, at that party a man drowned.
XEWl6 TIL - Not only do Chimpanzees eat a lot more meat than originally thought, but they hunt in organized groups with strategy to eat monkeys half their size. Spears are used. They eat so much meat that they threaten to wipe out entire populations. Smashing open a tortoise for meat is also on the menu.
Q8Pa TIL the Spanish Inquisition was in fact expected. They gave notice 30-40 days in advance to allow for confessions.
oR71E TIL the game Oregon Trail was developed by 3 college students trying to teach history creatively. The first version was coded in just 10 days in 1971 and played by middle schoolers for 5 days. The code was given to an educational nonprofit in 1974, and the creators never profited from the game.
g8w8 Til that Roman Emperor Nero is the most decorated Olympian. With 1,808 wins.