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TIL that Australia is home to trees which can deliver a fatal sting to humans, the Gympi Gympi tree.

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7MKO TIL Daniel Tammet, an autistic savant who speaks 10 languages and has the rare capability to explain how his brain works, says numbers have shape, color, and texture. 289 is ugly, 333 attractive, and pi is beautiful.
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