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TIL A group of feral cats is called a destruction

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oBKOA TIL: Vasa Syndrome, a term for problems in communication and management that can cause projects to fail, is named after the Vasa, one of the largest and most spectacular warships ever built, which sank in 1628 on its maiden voyage because it was too unstable to withstand a gust of wind.
VM1WZ TIL that there are tens of giant pyramid hills in the province of Shaanxi, China and they are what you expect to be: they were built for the same reason as the Great Pyramids of Egypt: as a final resting place for ancient kings
5VLe9 TIL that trees can communicate with each other through a network of underground fungi, known as the "Wood Wide Web," to share nutrients, warn of dangers, and even support sick or dying trees.
d86bQ TIL the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster eats yeasts that grow on rotting fruit, which can contain up to 6% alcohol. By consuming alcohol, the fruit fly kills wasp larvae that have hatched inside its body which would otherwise eat the fruit fly from the inside out.
69lmY TIL that Lauren Shephard Churchly, the daughter of Alan Shephard (first America in space) also went up in space.