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

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jNxQM TIL the Great Lakes have at least 6,000 shipwrecks with some estimates as high as 25,000
a86lL TIL dunce caps were originally a sign of high intelligence and wisdom. Philosopher and theologian John Duns Scotus was a proponent of pointy hats as a way to funnel knowledge to the mind and his followers, called Dunsmen, wore them. By the 1500s the Dunsmen fell out of favor as “behind the times”.
QN4Gd TIL that conjoined twins have been documented for thousands of years, and that there are 5 common types of conjoined twins and 11 rarer types.
Z8AJG TIL that white sugar isn't always vegan- it is sometimes refined with bone char, typically from cows, to make it whiter
R70vQ TIL that in 2012, a Mormon sect in Arizona responded to a former member who spoke out against their leader by placing at his home a kitten that was buried alive in concrete up to the neck inside a metal tube. The kitten was rescued but died a few days later