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TIL that Venus flytrap plants are native to the coasts of North and South Carolina.

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ANG8a TIL that the Northern cardinal can biologically suppress the West Nile virus upon infection.
n9AY TIL that many of the minor characters from The Wire are played by real-life police officers, politicians and former criminals. In fact, many of the former criminals who act on the show were previously arrested by the real-life cops who act on the show.
D1bKp TIL that in the past, Harry Belafonte had been barred from the door of the world famous nightclub the Copacabana because of his color, and then later he’d be headlining the joint.
Lk4Nr TIL that there is a rare condition called tetrachromacy, which allows some people, mostly women, to see 100 million different colors, due to having four color receptors. This is far more than the 1 million shades normal people can see with their 3 color receptors.
Wk4EA TIL about the concept of Shuhari, a Japanese philosophy on learning. The student first follows the rules (Shu), seeks to break the rules (Ha), then becomes the rules (Ri) as they have achieved mastery and the rules are no longer necessary.