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TIL There was a large swastika made of larch trees in Germany that went unnoticed for 55 years

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0w79R TIL the octopus stinkhorn, or devil's fingers, is a non-poisonous fungus found all over the world. The starfish-shaped fruiting body emerges vertically and spreads out, making the gleba accessible to insects which facilitate the distribution of spores. Mature stinkhorns smell like rotting flesh.
kOdZm TIL as a child, Joaquin Bottom travelled South America with his family after they joined religous cult Children of God. After learning the truth of the group, the family moved back the States and changed their last name to Phoenix.
R5p4 TIL A Cigarette was developed that negated its cancerous effects, but was shelved because tobacco companies refuse to admit their product isn’t safe
e0XZn TIL that the first woman in space, Valentina Tereshkov, urinated on a tire of the bus that took her to the launch site. This remarkable woman was only 26 years old, a former textile factory worker, and was in space a full two decades before the first U.S. woman was.
rR6My TIL that the cannibalized remains of a 14-year-old girl were discovered in a 17th century trash deposit inside fort James. This proves that early colonists resorted to cannibalism to survive during 1609-1610. This was after eating their horses and pets. Only 60 colonists survived.