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TIL some cactus grow their own sunscreen, but only near the top of the cactus, to protect themselves from the noonday sun

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PlKL TIL that on the day of the High School final exam in Korea, government workers can arrive one hour late to reduce traffic congestion, motorists can’t honk their horns near exam venues, and flight schedules are altered. Police, taxis and motorcyclists offer free rides to students who need them.
R7dR9 TIL that the cocoa industry relies heavily upon child slavery, and that you can choose to buy chocolate from companies that pay their adult workers fair wages
8aDXK TIL that your delivery order from DoorDash or Grubhub could come from a “dark kitchen” basically the food you ordered is coming from a big name restaurant under another name. Examples being Pasqually’s Pizza being Chuck E. Cheese and It’s Just Wings being Chili’s.
xeD TIL The shiver you get when you experience something with strong emotions, is called Frisson
Vwn4 TIL the automaton in “Hugo” was not CGI, but an actual clockwork mechanism.