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TIL that a 2019 study showed that evening primrose plants can "hear" the sound of a buzzing bee nearby and produce sweeter nectar in response to it.

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9w7rM TIL Microsoft tested 4-day work week in Japan by giving its entire 2,300-person workforce 5 Fridays off in a row without decreasing pay. This led to more efficient meetings, happier workers and boosted productivity by a staggering 40%. Do you think India would’ve seen similar results?
k5w7 TIL Milk Duds were originally supposed to be perfectly round. Since making them perfectly round was found to be impossible, the pieces became known as “duds”, and the name stuck.
ZmWY TIL Out of the longest 50 lifespans recorded, only 5 are male. Out of the top 100, only 8 are male.
O9bX TIL that in 1962 the US military suggested committing acts of terrorism on US soil to create popular support for a war against Cuba. A horrified President Kennedy personally fired the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff over the incident.
KOn6B TIL Cyprus was going to host the first particle accelerator in the Middle East, but ministers chose to spend the money on hosting the Miss Universe pageant instead.