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TIL that a group of pandas is called an embarrassment

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X0mP8 TIL bamboo can grow at a rate of approx. 1m/3ft in just 24 hours
Y71QZ TIL, To reduce cleaning costs, Amsterdam Airport printed pictures of flies inside urinals, thinking men would aim at the flies while using the bathroom, reducing the amount of urine landing outside the urinals. Their plan worked.
rRN5y TIL that the Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold or silver lacquer (Kintsukuroi) is based on the philosophy that the object is more beautiful because it was broken
M7w8V TIL California operates the world’s largest engineered water system—drawing snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada, diverting rivers, and pumping water hundreds of miles. Roughly 50 % of available water goes to environment (rivers, wildlife), 40 % to agriculture, and only 10 % to urban/industrial use.
YVjr TIL the wheel was invented thousands of years after boats, woven cloth, rope, sewing needles, baskets and even the flute.