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TIL trees in woods form a network with each other through which they send information of any nearby dangers. They can also count, learn, remember and care for each other.

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p80QN TIL Over 30 percent of homes on the Navajo Nation are without running water.
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dxVQ TIL that the lyrics to the Mr Bean theme song (Ecce homo, qui est faba) translate to “Here is a man, who is a bean”.
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