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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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R7vy1 TIL that in 1968 RAF pilot Alan Pollock illegally flew his Hawker Hunter Jet through the span of Tower Bridge in Central London. His actions were to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the RAF and as a demonstration against the Ministry of Defence for not recognising it.
dlBQ TIL milk stored in the freezer will stay safe for consumption indefinitely
jNEnR TIL COPS was created in 1989 after the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike negatively impacted the entertainment industry and FOX needed a new material that wouldn't require union writers
x6jab TIL: Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world. The shuttlecock speed can exceed 300kmph
b6Or7 TIL that babies have a reasting heart rate of 100 to 160 BPM