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TIL: Canadian Elizabeth Bigley, posed as Cassie Chadwick and defrauded millions from American banks by pretending to be an heiress of Andrew Carnegie. Historians refer to her heist as one of the greatest in history as she did it when women were not allowed to get loans or have a voice in society.

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xVyy1 TIL the axolotl can regenerate its limbs and parts of its brain. Its genome is also 10 times larger than the human genome. Today, scientists study the axolotl as a model of limb regeneration in vertebrates. There are only about 1,000 left in the wild.
W7MA4 TIL the USA ran secret radiation experiments on unconsenting patients
oBoDL TIL HAZELNUTS epitomize sustainable agriculture - they require little water and minimal upkeep, can thrive in harsh soils, are drought-resistant, can survive harsh weather conditions, have a high yield per plant, help prevent soil erosion, AND remove a huge amount of carbon from the atmosphere.
rvZw TIL of the ‘cauliflower creak’, the sound of cauliflowers growing so fast you can hear the florets rubbing together.
grvYL TIL about Tank Tactics, a game created by Halfbrick, the developers of Fruit Ninja. A prototype version was set up in the Halfbrick offices, but it soon had to be banned because it was too psychologically damaging.