TIL 🌿 Plants can ‘hear’ running water and will grow roots toward the source of the sound
https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/plants-can-hear-running-water
TIL about Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS), a Painful Condition Linked to Chronic Cannabis Use
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21665-cannabis-hyperemesis-syndrome
TIL according to medieval legend the Codex Gigas was created by a monk sentenced to be walled up alive; but to escape death promised to create, in one night, a book with all human knowledge. Near midnight, the desperate monk gave Lucifer his soul to finish the book. Thus, a nickname "Devil's Bible".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas#Legend
TIL That English band Black lace missed out on two worldwide hits after their versions were beaten to release by other bands. The Birdie song and Cotton eye Joe respectively.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lace
TIL Your taste buds have a lifespan 👅 Each of your taste buds lives for about 10 days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_bud
TIL Anyone can watch and control anyones home security cameras...
TIL Abraham Lincoln was kicked in the head by a horse at age 9, almost severed a thumb with an axe, got frostbite on his feet, clubbed on the head during a robbery, had malaria and smallpox, and experienced the death of his mother, sister, and 2 sons. He suffered from melancholy(clinical depression)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_of_Abraham_Lincoln
TIL that honey has long been known to be a natural antiseptic, and can promote wound healing, mainly due the natural creation of hydrogen peroxide by enzymes.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3609166/
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15ocaln/til_that_honey_has_long_been_known_to_be_a/
TIL that the Boston Tea Party was not called that until the early 1820s. Before that it was referred to as The Destruction of the Tea.
TIL the land Central Park is on was formerly a majority-Black settlement named Seneca Village. The land was seized through eminent domain, razed, and the settlement was largely forgotten until the publication of "The Park and the People: A History of Central Park" in 1992.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_Village
TIL about a woman who was paid a financial settlement of £4,250 after she was asked her age during a job interview with Domino's Pizza
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-62595907
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15obqt6/til_about_a_woman_who_was_paid_a_financial/
TIL How Scammers Clone Credit Cards 💳
https://youtube.com/watch?v=3UiEEI-7d4U&feature=shareb
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15ob5gr/til_how_scammers_clone_credit_cards/
TIL that between 1962 and 2021 a James Bond film has been released on average every 2 years and 3 months; while all have been profitable, the first generated the best percent return.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_James_Bond_films
TIL that Sometimes I need to say "no" in politely to others for my productivity.
https://fellow.app/blog/productivity/how-to-say-no-at-work/
TIL that a man made earthquake killed 80,000 people in 2008
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15o9a7t/til_that_a_man_made_earthquake_killed_80000/
TIL there was a real life Chef Boy-ar-dee who was the head chef at The Plaza in NYC. He anglicized his name from Boiardi because non-Italians couldn't pronounce it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ettore_Boiardi
TIL that trees existed for tens of millions of years before other organisms developed enzymes to digest them. Dead trees just laid on the ground and didn’t rot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carboniferous
TIL there were originally 3 species of parrot found in the United States but 2 of the 3 are now extinct due to human activity and the 3rd is only found in 1 state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_parakeet
TIL there is a kind of eel found in deep temperate and tropical waters called the "Robust Assfish"
https://eol.org/pages/46565562
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/15o6gpl/til_there_is_a_kind_of_eel_found_in_deep/
TIL about a new species of catfish that was named after Frodo Baggins, discovered in the Niger river.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/world/article277854993.html
