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TIL that Star Trek character astromycologist Paul Stamets has his name as an allusion to real-life mycologist, entrepreneur and author Paul Stamets, who advocates for the ecological benefits of mushrooms

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DQDQp TIL Violet Jessop survived the Titanic, the Britannic, and the Olympic
KOPJJ TIL French astronomer and mathematician Urbain le Verrier used observational data from Uranus to deduce the position of an unknown planet, which German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle used to find Neptune, within one hour of searching and within one degree of Verrier's prediction (1846).
0wk7v TIL ghosts saying 'boo!' originated from Scotland
E1mjw TIL that in WW2, US used Native Americans for message encryption. They were called "code talkers" as they simply talked in their native language for transmitting the messages. This allowed fast communication over open channels as enemy was unable to break this code. Was crucial in winning the war.
MeZrW TIL McDonald’s has a restaurant location in Sedona, AZ with a turquoise logo on the building that has become a tourist attraction