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TIL that the largest living organism on earth is a mushroom in Oregon, USA. Occupying 3.7 sq miles and is 2.4 miles across. (9.6sq km and 3.8km)

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Lk5vP TIL That the London Tower uses ravens to “prevent disaster” and that these birds are technically military members and can be dishonorably discharged!
DYjV TIL in 1898 Bayer introduced diacetylmorphine, marketed as a cure for morphine addiction and cough suppressant. The drug is better known by its trade name, Heroin.
v1aVR TIL that there’s a restaurant that only serves food from countries that are in conflict with the U.S.
E8Bx TIL Dolph Lundgren has a bachelors and masters degrees in chemical engineering, along with another bachelors in chemistry.
R5Rej TIL that the dogs in competitive agility don’t rehearse the course ahead of time. The courses are randomized at each competition, and the trainers (without their dogs) only see the layout beforehand on the same day. When the dog runs the course they are literally seeing it for the first time.