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TIL: That Louis CK’s television daughter is a world-class violinist (Jane)

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ANRKa TIL Amanita phalloides (also known as death cap) is the most poisonous of all known mushrooms. It is estimated that as little as half a mushroom contains enough toxin to kill an adult human. It is also the deadliest mushroom worldwide, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities every year.
b9N TIL that, as a way to detect nighttime predators, many species of animals (ducks, dolphins, whales, iguanas) will sleep with one eye open. One hemisphere of their brain is asleep while the other one is awake.
x6k61 TIL that the radioactive noble gas, Radon, is present in the soil and in the water. While flowing upward, it accumulates in our homes, since they trap it inside. It is estimated to cause 21000 death annually.
N79XP TIL that though many people think Meat Loaf never identifies what "that" thing is in "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," six things he won't do are actually pointed out in the song.
LQvmQ TIL that pornography of any kind is completely illegal in South Korea