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TIL that before trees took over the earth the land was covered with Prototaxites, a fungus that became extinct more than 350 million years ago and is believed to have reached almost 9m high and 1.37m in diameter.

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5KZp TIL That Andre Royo (the actor who plays Bubbles in The Wire) was so convincing at playing a drug addict that during on-location filming he was once given a small package of heroin by a local resident, who said to Royo “Man, you need a fix more than I do.”
kORvE TIL There are 360 degrees in a circle and 12 hours in a day because Sumerians counted in base 60
09ly TIL that Canada is the most educated country in the world.
ADVRo TIL bananas would not be nearly as available to most of the world if banana-pickers were paid a livable wage.
nL1W TIL 1964 Republican Presidential Nominee Barry Goldwater was a supporter of gay rights and denounced the religious right after their rise in 1980’s