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TIL the language of Madagascar is related to the languages of Malaysia, Hawaii, and Easter Island

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VLRD TIL there are molds growing inside the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant that “feed” on gamma radiation
KOW6J TIL in 2010, Iran banned mullets, adding it to a list of hairstyles it deemed "decadent Western cuts" and "un-Islamic."
1aRgO TIL that the FDA did a study that found most drugs are still safe and effective decades past the expiration date stamped on the package.
xVR95 TIL about the universal nut sheller, a shelling machine for peanuts. It can serve the needs of a 2000 people village, lasts 20+ years, shells up to 125lbs per hour, and costs less than $10 USD to make
141r TIL a noblewoman (a widow of a samurai lord & descendent of a long line of ninjas) recruited, trained, & led an all-female group of 200-300 ninja agents—consisting of ex-prostitutes, orphans, & civil-war victims—who were successfully deployed for the Takeda clan against rival warlords in 1500s Japan