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TIL that oats and rye were weeds that evolved to imitate wheat and barley to confuse farmers, and only later were farmed on purpose

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Kpm9 TIL in his will, Shakespeare bequeathed the bulk of his large estate to his eldest daughter, and though the will scarcely mentions his wife, he made a point to leave her “my second best bed.”
J1PGj TIL about the “other 9/11”, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, which was supported by the CIA.
dL0r TIL that when young people are affected by grief, their immune system becomes stronger. However, when older people experience grief, their immune system weakens. This may explain why many elderly couples pass away only a short time apart.
0wD1p TIL: Despite thinking of ourselves as the masters of the planet, the average Hurricane releases energy equivalent of our largest ever nuclear bomb every 60 minutes and produces 5 times the energy the entire human race uses in a year.
d8Qr7 TIL in Japanese culture, it is very rare for one to tell their parents "I love you" (sometimes never) or to express their affection towards their parents like hugging