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TIL that the "hushed" feeling after a snowfall is due to snow being a great sound absorber. Fresh, fluffy snow absorbs roughly 60% of sound on average, making it comparable to the commercial foams and fibers used inside cars and buildings.

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v9rR TIL when Edgar Allen Poe wrote “The Raven”, he initially considered making the poem about a parrot.
pYjMp TIL a study showed that cats in the U.S. were significantly more social than cats living in Japan, spending more time with both a stranger and with their owner. In terms of public perception, researchers found that people in the U.S. view cats as pets more favorably that people in Japan.
Z8bN4 TIL Some lungfish need air to respire and their gills don't provide enough oxygen
MjOW TIL that snails have crossed from the Pacific to Atlantic Ocean, alive, by being digested by birds and being pooped out, still living.
Wjr8 TIL there’s a Japan indoor vegetable-factory that produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields. LEDs emit light at ideal wavelengths for plant growth, while also optimizing night and day cycles, allowing lettuce to grow 2.5 times faster.