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TIL when a caterpillar is eating a tobacco plant, the plant sends out a chemical distress call that attracts predators of the caterpillar

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xVKNk TIL that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both signers of the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 both died on the same day: July 4, 1826, which was the 50th anniversary of the Declaration.
0wAwM TIL couples who do not have children tend to be more educated, have higher incomes, be less religious, and not subscribe to traditional gender roles or conventional roles.
R5g61 TIL that despite Monaco being famous for it's Casino, Monégasque people (residents who are native through birth right) are not allowed to physically gamble, therefore cannot go to the casino there.
gMLEb TIL That in order to build the Itaipu Dam on the border of Paraguay and Brazil, one of the largest waterfalls by volume, the Guaíra Falls, were redirected to form the artificial lake for the dam. 18 waterfalls in 7 groups with a volume of 1.75 million cubic feet per second disappeared overnight.
9YyoQ TIL obesity can impact the size of your brain.