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TIL there is a tree native to Florida, the MANCHINEEL, that is so dangerous that standing under it in the rain is enough to cause blistering if the skin is wetted by raindrops containing any sap.

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m1VoP TIL in 2006 Russian police arrested nearly 100 people for participating in a mass brawl. After being taken to the local police station, they were all released without charge when officers realized they were players and supporters who were taking part in a rugby match
aw4Rb TIL After the Apollo 1 fire, NASA needed to rebuild its devastated Apollo program. They approached cartoonist Charles Schulz, creator of the comic strip Peanuts, for permission to use Snoopy as their mascot for safety. He agreed.
WaYd TIL there’s a mushroom nicknamed “Chicken of the Woods” that tastes like, you guessed it, chicken (or sometimes crab or lobster)
6EbpX TIL of the Tlatelolco massacre, in which hundreds of demonstrators protesting the 1968 Mexico City Olympics were gunned down.
GAPVN TIL there is a musical group that uses instruments made from vegetables. After their shows leftover vegetables are cooked in soups.