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TIL that reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone changed the entire geography of the park: as elk were displaced, saplings that would have been eaten by elk were spared, riverbank erosion was brought under control, and streams and rivers shifted their courses.

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D1NrP TIL that two MIT Scientists successfully planted a false memory into a mouse (Mouseception). When set in a certain box, the mouse freezes in terror, recalling that it receives a shock in this box, when this never happened. This research may lead to new treatments for Depression or Alzheimer's, etc.
p8M5p TIL that figs are pollinated by wasps that die inside the fig. Actually I learned this a month ago and have looked inside every fig I’ve eaten since, in the hopes of finding a dead wasp or wasp parts. No luck yet.
VBgPB TIL that in the late 1960s the construction of the Aswan Dam was going to lead to the loss of many Ancient Egyptian structures, so a coalition of 50 countries came together to dismantle the structures and reassemble them out of harm's way. This led to the creation of World Heritage Sites.
woAeW TIL in 2022, Crypto.com accidentally refunded a customer over $10 Million—they accidentally entered the account number as the refund amount. It took 7 months for them to notice. The recipient was arrested and spent over 200 days in custody.
MeVGV TIL the Latin choral part in the Mr. Bean theme song is "Ecce homo qui est faba", which translates to "Behold the man who is a bean"