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TIL that according to research, our love for shiny things comes from an evolutionary instinct to seek out water

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Znaa TIL that there is a fungus that digests waste products and produces diesel-like chemicals when provoked. It was found in the Patagonian rainforest by a scientist who believes this could become a renewable source of energy and change our understanding on what oil really is.
grrA8 TIL Xerox invented and patented Ethernet
a8JVA TIL In WWI, the German's A7V Sturmpanzerwagen tank had a minimum of 18 crew, sometimes as many as 25 men onboard. 1 commander, 1 driver, 1 mechanic, 1 signaler, 6 machine gunners, 6 loaders, and 2 artillerymen
Lk6Ad TIL The giraffe has got the highest blood pressure in the animal kingdom because its heart have to pump hard against gravity in order to reach its head.
yVQlp TIL President Jimmy Carter visited Three Mile Island during the disaster, not for a publicity shoot but because he was a trained nuclear engineer and wanted to know what was going on personally