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TIL an RHS test building covered in ivy stayed 7.2C cooler then non covered buildings. The leave structure also kept the walls dry, lowering humidity and protecting it from corrosion

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AN7da TIL there was a made up accent Mid-Atlantic accent. It was generally used for documentary and news reporting
0dQGN TIL Heather Mills poured a pitcher of water over Paul McCartney’s lawyer during their divorce trial
Nr1J TIL there is an underground network of Americans who use the internet to abandon adopted children (most adopted from overseas) and this practice is called “adoption distruption” and “private re-homing.”
NO1b TIL that in the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake, residents of Sendai received 10-30 seconds and Tokyo 60 seconds warning from Japan’s Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) system before the major seismic waves hit. Alerts pushed to cellphones, TV broadcasts and web pages around the country.
W7OkA TIL that ctenophores (comb jellies) have been determined in 2023 to likely be the earliest branch of Animalia (earlier than sponges), after a chromosome study found they share many chromosomal features with non-animals. Thus, it might mean the ancestor to all animals looked similar to a comb jelly!