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TIL about an edible fungal infection, considered a delicacy by many, which affects corn called Corn Smut

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nex49 TIL that freestyle in swimming technically means you can swim in any style; however the front crawl is synonymous with freestyle since it is the fastest and most efficient stroke.
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7wwp TIL the biggest financial fraud in human history, involving trillions of dollars, was discovered 2 years ago, and the average person never even heard about it.
5VGVQ TIL that in 2017 Switzerland denied a woman citizenship despite her living there for several years because she was “annoying” and didn’t respect Swiss culture
bK69 TIL In 2006, skydiver Michael Holmes jumped out of a plane at 15,000 ft. Wearing a helmet camera, his first chute failed, then his reserve, then he waived good-bye before landing in a blackberry bush and surviving. It was one highest falls on record.