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TIL there is a species of fungus over 23 000 different sexes

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m15GP TIL that Friedrich Engels had a famously strong libido. He had numerous affairs and, despite his condemnation of prostitution as "exploitation of the proletariat by the bourgeoisie", also paid for sex. In 1846, he wrote to Marx that "if there were no Frenchwomen, life wouldn't be worth living".
rRr9w TIL RAF pilots mistakenly sank ships carrying concentration camp survivors, killing almost 10,000 survivors.
69PL7 TIL in 1987 a Japanese team of researchers discovered cavities beneath the Sphinx in Egypt, which was later confirmed by American researchers. All further examination was blocked by the Egyptian government and til this day the caverns have never been explored or excavated.
6pOZ TIL The headline of an article can heavily opinionate ones understanding of an article, even damage the ability to actually properly understand the article itself.
5ea8 TIL Eminem recorded his Slim Shady LP under the influence of ecstasy. Dr. Dre described the experience by saying “We get in there, get bugged out, stay in the studio for fuckin’ two days. Then you’re dead for three days. Then you wake up, pop the tape in, like, ‘Let me see what I’ve done.’”