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TIL pinecones close when they get wet to make sure they disperse seeds on a dry day.

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m1m4R TIL that in Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are social animals and need companionship
AeYB TIL that on July 1, 2016 volunteers dressed as World War I soldiers appeared across the UK as part of Battle of the Somme commemorations. The ‘soldiers’ silently handed cards to passers by, each bearing the name of a soldier who died at the Somme on 1st July 1916.
OBlg TIL that the National Review, a leading conservative / republican publication, advocated for marijuana legalization in its cover article … in 1972.
69dYW TIL that Art Spiegelman, best known for the Pulitzer-winning graphic novel Maus, also created the Garbage Pail Kids line of trading cards
9wvZp TIL that one of the very last surviving team members of the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” is Caren Marsh Doll, who is currently 104 years old. Marsh served as Judy Garland’s stand-in during the film’s production.