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TIL Plants with square shaped stems are in the Mint Family

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9Ykr6 TIL that in 1938, Henry Ford was awarded Nazi Germany's Grand Cross of the German Eagle. That is the medal awarded to foreigners sympathetic to Nazism.
x6jjw TIL that in 1860, Birkenhead (UK) had become the first town in Europe to operate a street tramway. It was started by George Francis Train, an American entrepreneur
Nk7M TIL that Mongolians were the first to discover yogurt; after riding on horses with milk stored in animal bladders, the milk was curled by the natural enzymes inside of the bladders.
wgyP TIL your hearing doesn’t “turn off” in your sleep, your brain just tunes out or “ignores” any incoming sounds.
8aAQ4 TIL: Cats can recognize their owners voice and tone when they are calling for them from other voices and background noises. Their brain registers the sound, but the cat just can’t be bothered to respons.