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TIL that sunflowers can clean up radioactive waste. Certain radioactive isotopes are similar to the nutrients sunflowers normally need, so as they grow, they take up radiation out of the soil.

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7d4L TIL Hegesias, an Ancient Greek philosopher, was banned from teaching in Alexandria after writing a book called Death By Starvation, which argued that death is superior to living. It inspired many suicides, leading to his nickname: “The Death-Persuader”
OG8Na TIL: Julia Agripppina of Rome was the mother of Nero and orchestrated his rise to power through poison and politics. However, she lost her influence over him and he forced her out of the palace, stripped her powers and bodyguards, sent people to annoy her, and in 3 different accounts, killed her.
ZvWB TIL that a woman who died in 2009 had at least 1400 descendants (11 children, 150 grandchildren, 1000 great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren)
oRWZ8 TIL that 70% of trees felled by beavers fall towards the water.
Wk51A TIL that NASA acquired F/A-18 Hornets from the U.S. Navy between 1984 and 1991.