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TIL that plants 'listen' to find sources of water

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DQvQg TIL A judge ordered nude photos taken of Ann Wilson of Heart by Annie Leibovitz to be placed in a security box needing 2 keys, one held by Annie and the other by Ann.
JYyg8 TIL actor George C. Scott declined his best actor nomination for "Patton" in 1970, and had the decency to let the Academy know that he would refuse the award if he won. He won anyway, and reportedly called the Oscars a "two-hour meat parade."
JYvV1 TIL the inventor of the computer, Charles Babbage, once baked himself in an oven at 265⁰F for 4 minutes just to see what would happen. He followed this up by asking to be lowered in to Mount Vesuvius.
AD4lo TIL over 800 dinosaur species have been discovered since 2003.
X05rX TIL that the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall is almost wholly responsible for a tremendous increase in the popularity of straight razors.