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TIL that in 2014, three mycologists (fungus experts) from Kew Gardens in England, analysed the DNA of a supermarket packet of dried porcini mushrooms and found three species unknown to science.

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Bvyb TIL that the richest woman in Germany met her future husband while she was working in an apprenticeship at BMW (which she owned 12.5 percent of) under a fake name. He had no idea who she actually was until they were sure about their relationship.
wopjW TIL Some people are “blind” in their mind - they can’t visualize things in their head
v1e4K TIL of a Light Bulb that has been burning for over 100 hundred years. It hangs on a cord from the ceiling of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department’s Fire Station #6, and it has been burning since 1901
R7Gx6 TIL that a pizza delivery man was arrested on the charge of possession of child pornography but was freed when Lupe Fuentes showed up in court and proved that she was 19 when she made the movie that the man had purchased.
P87n TIL there is a temple in India where women come to shave their heads as part of a religious ceremony. After they leave, the temple sells the hair to companies that make hair extensions.