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TIL that in 1969, Woodstock ran out of food after its first day and relied upon donations from the largely conservative residents of Sullivan County, New York to feed 400,000 hungry hippies

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v1A5x TIL that Nebraska community college student Katy Ayers grew a canoe out of mushroom roots (mycelium) to prove fungi is a bio-friendly building material. It floats with two passengers, but when it gets wet it fruits (sprouts mushrooms). Katy plans to get a Ph.D. in mycology then help save the planet.
o1nK TIL that it is illegal to die in a town in Italy
GYxVQ TIL That there is an instrument you can play without physical contact it's called the theremin
Bg7rx TIL Chick Sexer is a real job
PAQJ TIL that the German government will not recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an “abusive business masquerading as a religion”