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TIL that those white flowers you can blow are in fact the same plants as those yellow flowers you see everywhere.

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M7ga8 TIL How indigenous people shaped Australia’s curious geography of plants
OoXwL TIL about the title Nebraska Admiral. The title, which officially grants control of all of the landlocked state's "Navy officers, seamen, tadpoles and goldfish" to its recipients has been awarded to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr. and Queen Elizabeth II. among others.
vEd8 TIL that babies as early as 18 months cannot be fooled into believing something that causes pain results in pleasure. Adults often try to shield infants from distress by putting on a happy face following a negative experience. But babies know the truth.
5p8P TIL of Peter Fechter, an 18 year old East German who was shot by East German troops trying to cross the Berlin Wall, was caught in barbed wire, and bled to death in front of the world’s media, as police tried to throw him bandages.
6E4ml TIL the Elvis Presley's manager, "Colonel" Tom Parker prevented Elvis from touring outside of the US (except for 3 shows in Canada in 1957) because Parker was, among other things, an illegal alien from the Netherlands that was suspected of murder.