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TIL plants can ‘hear’ flowing water: plant roots seek out buried pipes through which water flows even if the exterior of the pipe is dry

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arbJ TIL the average cloud weighs about 1.1 Million Pounds
QNDGp TIL - In Marseille, France - there is an extremely violent drug gang called Yoda. One of their symbols is Yoda from Star Wars smoking a joint.
d87Or TIL the capital city of South Dakota, Pierre, is pronounced "peer" despite being named after a man named Pierre.
R5dM8 TIL the world's largest shopping mall is in Iran. (Iran also has the 4th largest.) Kuwait has the second largest. China holds 3 spots in the top 10. The largest mall in the US, The Mall of America, is the twelfth largest worldwide.
d68Q TIL an experimental program called Mincome existed in Canada in the 1970’s and gave everyone a minimum income just for being a citizen. It resulted in slightly fewer hours work, but saw an overall increase in health, happiness, and educational achievement.