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TIL that hydrangeas are nature's pH meters

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OGKn4 TIL that Lee Greenwood - singer and writer of "God Bless the USA" - wrote a Canadian version called "God Bless Canada." The music is identical, with a few changes to the lyrics
E1N1V TIL about the CWS T1 a 1930's Polish car that only needed one wrench and a screwdriver to work on.
PYgJw TIL that the game Snakes and Ladders originated in ancient India and was called Moksha Patam. The morality lesson of the game was that a person can attain salvation (Moksha) through doing good, whereas by doing evil, one will inherit rebirth to lower forms of life.
BgaVr TIL that Japanese had a branch of Unit 731 in Singapore during WW2 that manufactured bio weapons
GAywg TIL the world record for farthest long-range rifle shot was set in 2022 at 4.4 miles on the 69th shot, defeating the previous record of 4 miles in 2019, which was also on the 69th shot