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TIL that plants don't die from cancer because plant cells can recreate any cell type the plant needs (unlike animal cells) so they replace dead cells & tissues easily. Also mutated plant cells are usually not able to spread to other parts of a plant due to rigid interconnecting cell walls

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aVkM TIL chewing on dense foods as children stimulates jaw growth & usually ensures room for adult teeth; however due to our modern soft diet stimulation does not occur causing stunted jaw growth, crowded teeth & the need for major orthodontic work in many people (compared to our ancient counterparts).
ZXMv TIL that King’s Dominion has a roller coaster that is so fast and intense that it had to be closed and redesigned because sustained G-Forces were causing riders to black out.
6ajY TIL bees are more closely related to ants than to wasps.
ADP67 TIL A man rigged his house up with Indiana Jones style booby traps, including a hot tub which would roll at you if you tripped a wire, a fortified front door, and animal traps. An FBI agent was shot by a wheelchair, fitted with a fishing line and shotgun cartridges.
d8rmr TIL the famous Napoleon Dynamite dance scene was spontaneously improvised at the last moment when the producers had no money left and only 10.5 minutes of film roll remaining.