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TIL there is a form of edible wood.

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R7LG8 TIL that the popular cautionary narrative of the native people of Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) causing the social and ecological collapse of their island is false, and that the collapse happened AFTER European contact through the spread of disease and the kidnapping of islanders for slavery.
8e6r4 TIL most fossil fuels aren't made of dead dinosaurs, but are actually far older than dinosaurs.
pYDbb TIL: Wrestling is considered the world's oldest competitive sport, with evidence dating back over 15,000 years.
ANrQw TIL “death crystals” are blue-green inclusions found inside of certain white blood cells in severely ill patients; after first being identified in a patient there is a 56% mortality rate within 2 weeks.
QNLka TIL due to efficient recycling processes, 75% of all aluminium produced world wide is still in use today