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TIL The Shepherd's Purse plant is considered a protocarnivore. The seeds of the plant attract and kill worms, which then decay and enrich the surrounding soil.

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vP6Y4 TIL the Temple of the Tooth of Kandy hosts a relic of the Buddha. The temple has sustained damage from two bombings, first in 1989 by a Sri Lankan militant organization who was intent on capturing the relic, and again in 1998 by a different Sri Lankan militant organization
PYj4Z TIL that Goose bumps evolved to make our ancestors’ hair stand up, making them appear more threatening to predators.
l7EaK TIL: a truck driver, Vadim Kondratyuk, died at 26 from a tooth infection, after taking antibiotics and neglecting the extraction. He left behind a wife and 2 young childrens.
X0nbR TIL the submachinegun the Australian forces used during WW2 was designed by a 16 year old boy in 1931. During the gun's life, its reliability earned it the nickname "Digger's Darling" by Australian troops. It remained a standard weapon of the Australian Army until 1971.
plEp TIL an inmate was forcibly tattooed across his forehead with the words “Katie’s revenge” by another inmate after they found out he was serving time for molesting and murdering a 10 year old girl named Katie