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TIL that sunflowers do not track the sun. They always face (approximately) east.

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nWBOG TIL a Cambridge study shows that in 57 countries women on average display more empathy than men. In no countries studied did men have greater empathy
XEedE TIL Disney perpetuated the myth that lemmings commit suicide by importing lemmings, throwing them into a river, and letting them drown.
XELv6 TIL of SR-71 Blackbird test pilot Bill Weaver, who survived a free fall from space after his plane disintegrated around him doing Mach 3.2
78kx TIL that the entire Pixar staff had to take a graduate class in Fish Biology before making Finding Nemo.
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