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TIL that trees secretly talk to each other and share resources using a fungal network called the World Wood Web. Some trees use the system to support their offspring, while others hijack it to sabotage their rivals.

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JZal TIL the 45th Infantry Division of the US used the Swastika as their insignia. It was worn to honor the Native Americans of the American southwest. It was changed to the Thunderbird, another Native American symbol, after the rise of the Nazi Party.
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