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TIL fungi are genetically more closely related to animals than to plants.

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wyE TIL When it is cold outside your Cilia stops functioning which causes you to have a runny nose
gMmX4 TIL that finger monkeys are capable of turning their heads at an angle of 180 degrees, showing no signs of difficulty
kOGgE TIL the modern wingsuit was invented by a French skydiver and base jumper, Patrick de Gayardon, who was also the 1st man to exit and return to the same aircraft in flight without a parachute
Lkodv TIL raindrops are not actually shaped like teardrops. Small raindrops are spherical due to water surface tension while larger raindrops, having more drag, will flatten out forming a hamburger bun, and even bigger raindrops will become a parashute eventually breaking up into smaller dropslets
rRoEM TIL about Ashvamedha, a ritualistic horse sacrifice in ancient India where a horse is allowed to wander for 1 year protected by the king's guards. If no rivals manage to kill or steal the horse after a year, it is returned and sacrificed in the city capital, legitimizing the soverignty of the king.