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TIL there is a Lego secret vault that holds nearly every lego set ever produced!

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9wEkr TIL there is a tiny amount of americium(specifically americium-241) in most smoke detectors)(don't worry it's a very small amount so you are fine)
P1l9E TIL A cypress knee is a distinctive structure forming above the roots of a cypress tree of any of various species of the subfamily Taxodioideae, like the bald cypress. Their function is unknown, but they are generally seen on trees growing in standing water
J8rk TIL that the disc for Playstation game Tiger Woods PGA Tour ‘99 contained a copy of the short film “The Spirit of Christmas” that spawned the South Park series, but was unauthorized to do so and was recalled as a result.
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0MOA TIL researchers found a single genetic mutation that occurred about 10 million years ago and endowed our ancestors with a stronger ability to metabolize ethanol. As getting drunk off fruit would render one unable to defend territory or look for food, selection favored those with the new mutation.