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TIL - A symbiotic fungus can turn regular pine trees into carnivorous plants that consume up to 90% of soil-dwelling insects the fungus-infected roots can reach for their nitrogen, which the trees use for growth

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ANYPd TIL Idaho (a landlocked state) has an active seaport that is 465 miles (750 KM) away from the Pacific Ocean.
Y7P5B TIL that only the actors and characters for The Skipper, Gilligan and the Howells were in the Pilot episode; Mary Ann, Ginger and The Professor had different actors and characters when the show aired.
kBP1 TIL the book, “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,” was rejected by 121 publishers and then sold 5 million copies worldwide.
D1KP TIL a man owned and drove the same car for 82 years, a 1928 Rolls-Royce.
ZpaKp TIL of Cole Carini, a 23yo incel from Virginia, who blew his hands off making a homemade bomb to kill 'hot cheerleaders'