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TIL of a fungus that has adapted to convert gamma radiation from Chernobyl into chemical energy

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g4gL TIL that in 2014 a potential new state of matter called “disordered hyperuniformity” was discovered in the eye of a chicken.
69r9Z TIL there is a golf course situated between the two runways at the Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. The course is owned by the Royal Thai Airforce, however it is open to the public as long as golfers clear airport security.
7QaX TIL that in 1999, an aide to the Mayor of Washington DC was fired for using the word “niggardly.”
DV9r TIL That at least six air traffic controllers who dealt with two of the hijacked airliners on Sept. 11, made a tape recording that same day describing the events, but the tape was destroyed by a supervisor without anyone making a transcript or even listening to it.
daxK TIL that lionfish are a prolific invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and sharks typically don’t recognize them as prey. In an effort to control the lionfish population, a group of conservationists attempted to train reef sharks to prey on them.