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TIL that Norse people already saw the world as round before it was proven to be so

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OmvL TIL, Andre Royo (“Bubbles” from The Wire) was handed a heroin package by a man who said, “Man, you need this fix more than I do.” Royo refers to that moment as his “street Oscar”
aww6L TIL that Yellowstone National Park contains 1/2 of the world's documented geothermal features and 2/3 of the world's geyers - beating both Iceland and Russia.
Lkajm TIL about a species of mushrooms in Japan called Shiinotomoshibitake that grows on the trunks of decaying trees on Mt. Yokogura. The mushrooms are unique because they glow green during the period between late May and early July. Scientists are yet to determine why this is.