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TIL that plants 'listen' to find sources of water

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p7dZ TIL that even a picture of the sun constricts your pupils
5YOmP TIL about a UN weapons inspector (David Kelly) who after declaring that Saddam Hussein had no WMDs (contradicting Britain's motive for involvement in the war) was found dead of an apparent suicide just 2 days later. His postmortem examination was then made classified for 70 years.
XEA08 TIL Nestlé Only Pays $200 for 130 Million Gallons of Michigan Water.
eEd4 TIL The US Congress voted to pay George Washington $25,000 a year. He declined since he valued his image as a selfless public servant but ultimately accepted to avoid a precedent where the presidency would be perceived as limited only to wealthy individuals who could serve without pay.
e0PRL TIL Mona Lisa died from The Plague