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TIL that sunflowers are capable of cleaning heavy toxins such as arsenic and even uranium from soil.

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x6NYg TIL: Antarctica & Iceland are the only places on earth with no mosquitos.
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ZgOD TIL all 204 bridges on Long Island were purposely designed to be too low to allow buses through, thereby keeping blacks and other minorities dependent on public transportation off the beaches
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BEXK TIL that the McCollough effect is a type of optical illusion with after effects lasting up to 3 months following 15 minutes of exposure. Also, if you only view it with one eye you’ll still get the effect in the other eye, indicating that the effect takes place in the brain and not the eyes.