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TIL there is a warm-blooded plant called the Voodoo Lilly that smells like rotting meat.

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YJAB TIL prostitutes in Chicago are more likely to have sex with a police officer than be arrested by one.
jN4jQ TIL there's a species of wild pigs with tusks that grow up and inwards, curving directly towards their forehead. If the male's tusks aren't worn down by regular use, they will grow until they pierce the skull, killing the boar
EgJyw TIL about the Voyager Golden Records, two vinyl records included aboard the two voyager spacecraft launched in 1977, that contained sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form who may find them.
evNg TIL Steve Buscemi was a volunteer firefighter on 9/11.
Anyx TIL a study was made because of a bank robber who robbed a bank while having lemon juice on his face thinking it will make him invisible like invisible ink, that concluded that low-ability individuals suffer from illusory superiority.