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TIL we have 2 moons for the moment

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8aMJG TIL caffeine evolved independently in many plants. It's toxic in high doses to hungry insects, and caffeinated leaf litter can make soil toxic for other competing plants. Separately, pollinators receive a light "buzz" from caffeine in pollen, and are more likely to remember the flower's scent.
QJr7p TIL: Hall of Fame Baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan was in the league long enough to strikeout 7 pairs of fathers and sons when they eventually joined the league later on his career.
JYRWm TIL that when Rudolph Hess, righthand man to Adolf Hitler, flew on an apparently unsanctioned peace mission to Great Britain in 1941, the German public was quickly told that Hess suffered from mental disturbance and hallucinations.
lo1dA TIL of Adam Rainer, the man who was born and lived the first 20 years of his life as a dwarf at 4’10”. Then he started to grow at an alarming rate and died as a giant at 7’1”.
R5BJ9 TIL that after astronauts arrive in space they lose their sense of smell. As a result, they end up craving foods that have spicy, sweet and/or sour flavours.