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TIL Bank of America was intially called Bank of Italy
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TIL trees have an underground communication and interaction system driven by fungal networks. "Mother trees" pass on information for best growth patterns and can divert nutrients to trees in need. They are more likely to give nutrients to trees of the same species.
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TIL Ford developed a nuclear-powered, steam-driven concept car in 1957
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TIL the reason water feels as it feels when it touches the skin is actually a complex electro-chemical reaction. The sensory inputs are a combination of the pH of your body and the water, the temperature of your body and the water, atmospheric pressure, and molecular polarity.
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TIL, “Meatless Monday” was originated by the FDA in WWI to help support the war effort, by limiting the need to ration by the military, and feed the people of Europe.
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TIL that, after being struck on a foggy river in 1914, a passenger ship sunk in under 15 minutes, rendering useless the fact that there actually were enough lifeboats. Over a thousand perished.