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TIL that there are species of mushrooms that feed off of gamma radiation, and some are blooming in Chernobyl, “eating” the radiation.

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VBmam TIL white people have a 79% chance of finding a match through the National Marrow Donor Program, while black people only have a 29% chance.
69BWJ TIL that "Nut graph" is a term in journalism for the paragraph that explains the story in a nutshell
ZnXv TIL Napoleon Bonaparte’s penis was stolen during his autopsy and given to a priest in Corsica. In 1977, a urologist purchased it for $3,000 and kept it under his bed for 30 years until he died. The urologist’s daughter inherited the penis and has fielded at least one $100,000 offer.
XvNr TIL the number people are most likely to state when asked to give a random number between 0 and 100 is 37.
dZaj TIL a teenager was once arrested by a policeman who scolded her for swearing on 911, even though the call made in the first place was for the teen’s dying father.