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TIL Some tree species have “crown shyness” when the uppermost branches don’t touch the nearby trees resulting in gaps that resemble channels or zig-zagging.

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Vxdk TIL that a man once sued Satan for depriving him of his constitutional rights. The judge dismissed the case because the plaintiff had not included instructions for how a U.S. Marshal could serve process on Satan.
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