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TIL that before trees were common, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms

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5YNVP TIL Thomas Edison tried to create the first-ever talking dolls. In 1890, thanks to the development of the wax cylinder, he was able to produce a line of baby dolls. With wooden bodies, porcelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests, the dolls were unlike any toy to exist at the time.
A9yo TIL Napolean wasn’t actually short. He was actually a taller than average. British propaganda portrayed him as shorter.
ep8A5 TIL The USA donated cement and funds to Laos for the construction of an airport for US jets, but instead Laos built a monument.
Z88JB TIL there's a penny on Mars
XEWlD TIL the desert rain frog is too round to hop, squeaks like a toy, and spends their time waddling or burrowed—sometimes for months at a time. They also skip the tadpole stage entirely.