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TIL Trees talk with each other using electronical impulses

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6EvXX TIL when Gene Wilder was offered the role of Willy Wonka, he accepted on one condition: he'd enter with a limp, lose his cane and continue to limp, and then when he's found out, perform a somersault for the crowd, "Because from that time on, no one will know if I'm lying or telling the truth."
nGOY TIL that Donald Duck has a huge cult following in Germany. Belonging to the society “D.O.N.A.L.D”, fans (known as Donaldists) hold annual meetings, have lectures, and have even infiltrated respected German newspapers, where they’ve inserted Donald quotes only other Donaldists would understand.
m1EaP TIL that in 2012, Children's Hospital Los Angeles had to issue a statement that they were not affiliated with the billboards for the Adult Swim show "Children's Hospital," which featured Rob Corddry in bloody scrubs and clown makeup
A7K7 TIL that NASA has sent spiders, bees, ants, flies and silkworms into orbit to learn about how bugs react to low gravity conditions.
R6Bj TIL if you donate $2 to the Dave Thomas Foundation through Wendy’s, you’ll receive a free frosty with your order for the rest of 2017