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TIL that Suzanne Simard tested a theory that trees could communicate with each other. She discovered that when a Douglas Fir tree was in the shade, a Birch tree shared its carbon with the other tree.

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oRBGE TIL The Blue Angels, the U.S. Flight Navy Demonstration Squadron, formed in April 1946 as the Navy Flight Exhibition Team. They changed their name after seeing the New York nightclub, The Blue Angel. The team was first introduced as the Blue Angels during an air show in July 1946.
wL8J1 TIL Ketone bodies, unlike fats, can pass through the blood-brain barrier so help you survive 40+ days of starvation by providing energy for the brain
a87y0 TIL that the Hope Diamond, was mailed to the Smithsonian in a $2.33 envelope, in normal first class US Mail without delivery confirmation.
4k6EJ TIL only about 5% of Americans get their daily recommended value of fiber
OGxXX TIL during the 1984 Olympics, the new conglomerate Beatrice Foods ran so many commercials that they began alienating consumers, since the ad campaign made it clear that numerous brands were part of a far-reaching multinational corporation.