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TIL millions of sunflowers soak up nuclear radiation in Fukushima after scientists discover sunflowers can ‘clean up’ nuclear waste in soil!

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eNEb TIL in China, 97% of all counterfeit bills in circulation originate from the templates hand-drawn by 73-year-old painter Peng Daxiang. Peng profited by selling templates between $8000 and $12,000 each to counterfeiting gangs. Peng was arrested in 2013 & is currently serving a life sentence in prison
KOPMB TIL that despite never going to Japan, Kathleen Mary Drew-Baker's studies on Seaweed resulted in a massive growth in Japanese Nori, and a local festival was made in her honor.
O89Y TIL that if you click into an empty space on youtube and type 1337 it changes the comments to leetspeak.
GmnN TIL that although he was 6’ 5" and 315 lbs, Michael Clarke Duncan’s mother would not let him play football in high school, afraid that he would get hurt. So instead, Duncan pursued his interest in acting.
lo5a TIL John Lennon intentionally made the lyrics to “I Am a Walrus” make no sense to confuse the students he heard were trying to analyze Beatles songs. After recording the song he said, “Let the fuckers work that one out.”