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TIL Luffas don’t come from the ocean.

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Zpm9Y TIL sculptor Anish Kapoor bought exclusive rights to the Vantablack, world’s “blackest black". So artist Stuart Semple developed a new pigment “pinkest pink” to rival the exclusivity of Kapoor’s black. Semple’s pigment was released on sale to anyone in the world except Anish Kapoor.
ZyJ4 TIL Lego minifigures have a hole on top of the head in case any kids got one of the heads stuck on their throat. That way they would be able to keep breathing.
mwWx TIL of a new buiding material - mushroom mycelium - that is stronger than concrete and water-, mold- and fire-resistant. It generates no waste and takes nearly no energy. The Museum of Modern Art has a 40ft. tower of fungus bricks designed to provide cool air and shade to customers.
8egYP TIL the net worth of the British royal family is around £21.3 billion ($28 billion), Charles' inheritance made his net worth over £1.8 billion ($2 billion) & the Crown Estate, is valued at £15.6 billion ($20.5 billion), generating £312.7 million ($410 million) in net revenue at the end of the 2022
kmJE TIL that former baseball player Bobby Bonilla signed a contract in 2000 which pays him $1.9 million a year until 2035.