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

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E80W TIL the idea of left brain (logical) and right brain (creative) widely taught in psychology and schools has no basis in neuroscience and is in fact a myth.
Yp4MP TIL Horses can roll over on their backs without suffocating like a turtle
OG7N1 TIL that Art Spiegelman, the author of Maus was the creator of Garbage Pail Kids
Me8wA TIL there is a Filipino carpenter who has been voluntarily crucified every year since 1985 on Good Friday. He drives four-inch nails into both hands and feet and is then lifted on a wooden cross for around five minutes.
1aj84 TIL that Samoans are 40 times more likely to make it to the NFL than an average Non-Samoan American.