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TIL that Syria cuts out the internet during the high school examinations

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KYQxG TIL about the Janzen–Connell hypothesis, a widely accepted mechanism that asserts that a forest with more diverse species of plants will prosper because the more common a plant species is, the more specialist enemies it attracts.
oBg8E TIL Humphry Davy Was Addicted to Nitrous Oxide. And also downed a bottle of wine before inhaling. Hahaha Who wouldnt like to party with him :D
JYOdk TIL that the can opener was invented 40 years after the can.
nwGo TIL Greyhounds have a 270-degree range of vision. They can see objects behind them and over ½ mile in front of them
9YM8p TIL Alabama has a higher human development index than Italy - if Alabama were a country it would rank as 28th most developed in the world, contrary to its reputation as an undeveloped region of the United States.