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TIL The largest living organism on Earth is not a whale or a tree but a fungus called Armillaria ostoyae, also known as the "humongous fungus," which spans over 2,385 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest.

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Oo9GL TIL Cowboy boots are designed for safety. The high heel prevents your foot from sliding thru the stirrups, trapping your foot but if it does and you fall off the horse the lack of laces allows your foot to slide out of the boot preventing you from being dragged by the horse.
rNme TIL a much higher percentage of astronauts wear corrective glasses in space, while fewer wear them on earth. The lack of gravity affects the shape of the eye.
Ypjxr TIL in 1996, a patient with gender dysphoria was successfully treated using pimozide
m1ZQx TIL there is a Mount Kennedy in Canada, named after the president JFK a year after his assassination. Canada selected it because it was close to the US-Canada border and it serves as a symbol of the two nations' friendship.
9bG6 TIL John Cleese was the first person to say ‘fuck’ in a televised memorial service in Britain