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TIL That Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Earth Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms

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GYeaQ Juno has returned another photo that looks like a painting.
aYvL TIL of Sailor’s Eyeball, one of the largest known single-celled organisms. It can grow to 1.5 inches in length.
R5Vl1 TIL in the musical Phantom of the Opera the title character is only onstage for 27 minutes and his co-star, Christine Daae, is on stage for 2.5 hours. Yet the Phantom is considered the lead.
1gAD TIL that Kim Jong-il supposedly shot a 38 under par in golf his first time trying the sport. A feat that required no less than 5 hole in ones. The accomplishment is 25 shots better than the world record. Having been satisfied with his preformance, he promptly retired from the sport forever.
jNQrn TIL birds poop white because they don't urinate. The uric acid turns poop white and makes it hard to get off windshields because it doesn't dissolve easily with water.