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TIL that some trees accumulate toxic levels of heavy metals in their tissues as a form of defense

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WkrE4 TIL Mercury is actually closer to Earth than Venus and Mars (mostly). And same applies to the sun and all planets in the Solar System.
epVvb TIL As a child, Walt Disney's mom convinced his dad, Elias, to buy him a set of colored pencils and some drawing paper. Elias did not approve, believing the boy should spend time engaged in hard, manual labor. Even after Walt became famous, Elias never considered animation a real job
GAL0Q TIL The remains of a complete male A. dirus (Dire Wolf) are sometimes easy to identify compared to other Canis specimens because the baculum (penis bone) of the dire wolf is very different from that of all other living canids.
xorB TIL the word ‘bender’ is british slang for 'gay’ and 'The Last Airbender’ became an unintentional comedy when screened in the UK
699DX TIL Statue of Liberty sized industrial machines weighing over 8,000 tons are moved to their final location after being built. This requires roads, bridges, and docks built for this specific purpose.