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TIL that Peanuts start out as flowers above ground. They then wilt, and the remaining peg goes back into the ground, and turns into a Peanut!

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8aZkZ TIL staghorn ferns exhibit behaviors which are similar to ant and bee colonies (e.g. division of labor and cooperative survival). This phenomenon, known as eusociality, marks a major evolutionary transition for complex lifeforms and has previously only been observed in animals and insects.
a8rb0 TIL A man in India carved a 110 meter-long (360 ft), 9.1 meter-wide (30 ft) and 7.7 meter-deep (25 ft) path through a ridge of hills using only a hammer and a chisel. After 22 years of work, he shortened travel distance from 34 miles to 9 miles.
X07jD TIL the DreamWorks film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish was inspired by the hit anime movie Akira
6EpJ7 TIL that in 2014 Korean Air vice president Heather Cho was so angry about receiving macadamia nuts in a bag instead of on a plate, she forced the plane to taxi back to gate and unload the offending flight attendant. "Nutgate" ended up costing her 5 months in jail
EMXW TIL that Nike is a Greek goddess whose name literally means “Victory”. The Roman name for this goddess is Victoria.