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TIL of the ‘cauliflower creak’, the sound of cauliflowers growing so fast you can hear the florets rubbing together.

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VEvB TIL that in 1981 President Reagan claimed in complete seriousness that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.”
BVOx TIL that frogs don’t have the ability to swallow, so to get food down their throat, they do ‘the blink’: whereby their eyes sink back in their head and push the food down.
njmo TIL there is a girl who was isolated for thirteen years before being discovered by police. She became one of psychology’s biggest interests and sparked a large debate in the world of psychology.
OGDvY TIL on May 28th, 1993, a mysterious seismic disturbance was detected in Western Australia. Theories for what caused it include an asteroid impact (crater wasn't found), mining explosion (much too powerful), earthquake (uncharacteristic), and a nuclear test by a Japanese doomsday cult.
VBELG TIL that the English lost the battle of Maldon because they allowed the Vikings (who were encircled on an island) to cross a land bridge in order to have a fair battle.