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TIL that human foot is home to more than 200 different types of fungi

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NnnJ TIL Oslo, Norway has the best subway coverage in Europe, with 80 percent of all commuting done by public transportation
NXxaQ TIL Gotham City from Batman is named after an English village known for being full of fools; in legend, in order to avoid a visit from the king, the villagers carried out absurd tasks, such as drowning an eel in water, to convince the king’s messengers they were imbeciles
4XrjR TIL about Newgrange, "an exceptionally grand passage tomb built [in Ireland] during the Neolithic period, around 3200 BC, making it older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids."
gMD8D TIL what the fox really says.. Woke up in the middle of the night hearing someone scream in the backyard. it sounded like someone being tortured. Turns out, it was a fox (not my recording, but it was pretty similar)
b96Wa One study found a threefold greater risk in young drivers compared with older drivers. Experts reveal why.