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TIL ecologist Suzanne Simard discovered that trees use underground fungi networks to communicate and share resources, uprooting the idea that nature constantly competes for survival.

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p01p TIL A medical receptionist mistook the line “shooting some b-ball outside of the school” for “shooting people outside of the school” on a teen patient’s voicemail message, prompting county-wide school lockdowns.
JbY4 TIL black pepper is actually a fruit
DQaLp TIL about nábrók, or "necropants," wich is a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead man, believed to bring wealth and prosperity.
Mp5W TIL the bible has a passage that talks about donkey dick
b9xAp TIL Singapore has had zero car population growth since 2018 in an effort to curb over-congestion in the city-state