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TIL that coconut is also a seed

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NX6aE TIL that plant bio-electricity can be harvested and transformed into ambient music with devices which measure slight electrical variations in a plant and translate them into musical notes.
R7kV4 TIL that on his travels through the Arctic, naturalist George Steller described a mysterious creature known as the Danish Sea Ape. While this has since perplexed scientists, evidence indicates that he was not describing an animal, but rather subtly mocking the ship's Danish captain, who he despised.
19gX TIL scientists have discovered nutrients from melting icebergs boost phytoplankton growth which in turn helps to store atmospheric carbon dioxide
woVdE TIL a man named Thomas Thompson once mistook a dead sailor from the SS James Carruthers as his son, organized a funeral, and then yelled at his son for showing up alive at his own wake.
pYyK8 TIL of TOTO (TOtable Tornado Observatory), a white metal barrel, weighing 250-350 pounds. TOTO would be tipped into a vertical position & swiveled so certain side faced north (for accurate wind direction readings). The closest TOTO deployment to a tornado was on 29 April 1984 near Ardmore OK.