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TIL that there is a lichen-forming fungus native to Antarctica and Patagonia called Shackletonia, named in honor of explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.

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ep0gD TIL A WW1 forerunner to cruise missiles, the pilotless Kettering Bug was designed to strike targets at a range of 75 miles.
jnj TIL that as a boy, Michael Bay attached some firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the ensuing fiery disaster with his mother’s 8mm camera.
E1oVw TIL that Westerns were once so popular, that by 1959 there were 30 Western TV shows airing on US television, even though there were only 3 real channels.
Z8eja TIL that during WWII, the US government recalled all paper currency circulating in Hawaii and replaced it with notes stamped with "HAWAII". In the event of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii, all currency captured would be easily identifiable and would be rendered worthless.
JY611 TIL Al Green’s song “Take Me To The River” earned more royalties from the Big Mouth Billy Bass animatronic toy than any other recording of it.