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TIL that plants 'listen' to find sources of water
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TIL that Armageddon is a real place in Israel. Its "mountain Megiddo, that was misspelled in Greek translation". So everyone can visit Armageddon
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TIL: John Spinello, the inventor of the game 'Operation' sold it for $500 USD in 1964 to a toy inventor. It has since made more than $40 million in sales for the Milton Bradley Company. In 2014, he had to crowdfund to afford a $25,000 operation to fix his teeth.
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TIL Reese from Malcolm in the Middle was almost cast as Anakin Skywalker.
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TIL that the Mars candy company firmly refuses to market to children under 12. Here is their “marketing code.”
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TIL that octopi have chemoreceptors in their suction cups, which prevents octopus arms from getting tangled together, as sensors recognize octopus skin + prevent self-attachment