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TIL scientists have figured out how to make wood that is stronger and tougher than steel alloys

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PZQg TIL of Rabbit Starvation, a rare form of malnutrition that occurs when exclusively eating extremely lean meats, like rabbit. Since rabbit meat is so lean, if someone eats only rabbit they will starve to death.
oR8ZK TIL before retiring to become an author, science fiction writer Gene Wolfe helped design the machine that makes Pringles potato chips
w698 TIL Of the top 20 most productive power stations in the world, there are only 3 fossil fuel plants and most (including the top 5) are hydro.