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TIL - During photosynthesis, plants emit light humans can’t see, but NASA can see that light from space—and they’ve made maps

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6WrX TIL THAT TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY.
R7aQ TIL- there is a gang of women in India that go after abusive husbands and fight to stop child marriages.
0wNRA TIL that rats are sometimes eaten in parts of France. In Bordeaux, there is a recipe that calls for the use of alcoholic rats who live in wine cellars. The rats are skinned and eviscerated, brushed with a thick sauce of olive oil and crushed shallots, and grilled over a fire of broken wine barrels.
p8PpN TIL That a German shepherd named Talero stayed next to the body of his owner for 23 days, after he had died in a snow storm. He prevented animals from attacking the body, and tried to keep his owner warm by sleeping by his side.
rNJVd TIL it is legal to drive a motorcycle between moving cars ("lane splitting") in California