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TIL that a certain species of Bamboo can grow 91 cm (36 in) within a 24-hour period, at a rate of almost 4 cm (1.6 in) an hour.

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6E0nX TIL the Austrian Fatherland Front, while the fascist organ of a one-party state from 1934-38, opposed the Nazi Party, and the dislike was mutual. Austrofascists not only accommodated Jewish supporters and paramilitary wings, but also rejected unification with Germany and emphasized Catholic theology
yJ8 TIL average German eats 114 chocolate bars a year, whereas an average American eats 51
ne9nd TIL Kevin Mitnick, the most famous computer hacker in the world, spent 8 months of a 5 year prison sentence in solitary confinement because law enforcement convinced a judge he had the ability to "start a nuclear war ... by dialing into the NORAD modem via payphone and whistling codes"
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eWp6 TIL that relativistic effects only become truly severe at very close to light speed: even someone travelling at 0.9 times the speed of light will only perceive time passing 2.29 times faster than it would be perceived from a stationary point of reference.