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TIL that trees existed for tens of millions of years before other organisms developed enzymes to digest them. Dead trees just laid on the ground and didn’t rot.

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9KgD TIL Elizabeth Taylor’s apparent dark outlined eyes were due to a rare genetic mutation giving her “double eyelashes”.
8MX TIL Batman could exist in real life, but only for a few years. This is due to the incredible physical demands being Batman requires.
9A0D TIL a simple illusion can detect if you have schizophrenia
GZR5 TIL after the courtesan Leæna (whose name means lioness) refused to reveal the name of the conspirators that tried to kill the Athenian tyrant Hippias under torture, the Athenians erected a tongueless lioness statue in her memory and placed lionesses next to statues of Aphrodite.
Y7eJZ TIL that there are still more than 81,000 American service members missing from WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, and the Gulf Wars/other conflicts