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TIL: Most Coal formed before Fungus could break down trees. After Fungus evolved to do so, Coal became far less likely to form naturally making it a true non-renewable resource.

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kOMl5 TIL Almaty, Kazakhstan was the close runner up for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics. It was beaten out by only 4 votes(44 to 40).
XjYE TIL in 2003, the US sugar industry lobbied congress to block a WHO report which would set guidelines for sugar intake at 10% of daily calories. Congress blocked the report by threatening to cut all WHO funding if it was released, & backed the industry’s sugar intake recommendation of 25% daily.
NXY8E TIL The Potlatch Ceremony, where Native leaders gave away or destroyed valuables during a great feast, was banned from 1885 to 1951 in Canada yet persisted in secret during that time
P1NNZ TIL that the film "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians" had the first documented motion picture role of Mrs. Claus, preceding "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by three weeks.
75RL TIL of Roselle, a guide dog that helped her owner down 78 flights of stairs during the 9/11 attacks on the WTC.