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TIL that Venus flytraps can count the number of times an insect touches their trigger hairs, helping them optimize their response for energy conservation and effective digestion.

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9Yv1r TIL: Often made fun of, the “Duck and Cover” under your desk Method for atomic blast survival is based on real research- and real survivor stories. Even a thin barrier like a desk can increase chances of survival.
KOXkJ TIL that between 1998 and 2011, ‘Torn’ by Natalie Imbruglia was played well over 300,500 times on Australian radio, averaging out to around 75 plays per day.
gMbZy TIL Seltzer water was invented in 1740 by William Brownrigg but never published. Joseph Priestley invented it independently and on accident in 1767 at a brewery in Leeds, England.
Lk1r TIL the average human being normally does not swallow any spiders in their lifetime, contrary to popular belief of eight spiders per year.
AwLa TIL Nikolai Tesla patented a one-way-valve with no moving parts in 1920 (Patent US1329559)