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TIL Ladybird Johnson donated money to have wildflowers along all of Texas Highways

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B7Bx TIL that maple syrup is essentially anti-freeze for trees.
j6g5N TIL about Tsunami stones. They are ancient markers in Japan, often inscribed with warnings about past tsunamis. Placed after disasters, they advise future generations to build homes on higher ground to avoid deadly waves. Some date back centuries.
VNL0 TIL Christian evangelists produced a 23 episode TV show about superhero named “Bible-Man” who used the power of God to fight villains. It was so bad, there’s a theory that the show was deliberately created to discredit Christian proselytisation.
rN4Xo TIL that some urban birds like finches and sparrows use cigarette butts as a form of pest control for their nests. The nicotine in the cigarettes helps keep parasites away.
m18NY TIL Young babies don't develop the reflex to breathe through their mouths until they are 3 or 4 months old.