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Today I learned that heavenly bamboo is used as an ornamental plant by cultivators, but it is an incredibly invasive species and very poisonous to birds & mammals.

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yVBM TIL Since Latin had no general word for “yes”, the French created one out of the latin words for “that is it” (hoc ille>oil>oui) and the Spanish created one out of the latin word “thus” (sic>si)
Y8gP TIL Pope Benedict defrocked nearly 400 priests for abusing children
oBMJr TIL that the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was one of the first cases in the US to prevent a specific ethnic group from entering the country
4XPv5 TIL about an alarm clock which was stuck in between the walls at a Pennsylvania home, was going off every night at 7.50 EDT, for 13 years.
BLNb TIL The word “bully” was first used in the 1530s meaning “sweetheart”. The meaning deteriorated through the 17th century through “fine fellow”, “blusterer”, to “harasser of the weak”