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TIL Ohio has a native species of cactus

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XEomQ TIL that there is now serious scientific study supporting the idea that trees thrive in interconnected communities, as they communicate toward mutual goals. Sharing sunlight, raising young, conserving resources. Mycorrhizal networks of tree roots and fungi may operate in similar manner as a brain.
oBxJK TIL that while Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983, states were slow to accept the holiday. All 50 states didn't celebrate the holiday until 2000.
QJ7kk TIL of an 18th century racehorse named Potoooooooo, originally named Potato by his owner. A stable boy was instructed to write the horses' name on a feed bin, which he spelled Potoooooooo (Pot-8-Os). The owner was so amused that he adopted the spelling. Potoooooooo amassed 34 wins over 7 years.
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