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TIL that there is s fungus called xylaria polymorpha which looks like dead man fingers protruding from the ground.

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epZmL TIL that Australian Aboriginals call their creationist beliefs The Dreamtime.
MeJR8 TIL that During the cremation process of a 500 pound body, the corpse was so obese that its body fat set the crematorium on fire.
KaY4 TIL that in South Korea babies are considered 1 year old from the day they were born and then get 1 year older on New Year’s Day. There are calculators to convert international age into Korean age and vice versa.
XEKJj TIL That the Father of General Douglas MacArthur, Arthur MacArthur Jr. was also military commander of the Philippines in 1900. Similarly he would also go on to be relieved of duty by a (future) president, Howard Taft in 1901.
l7lEA TIL Physicians used to prescribe medicinal alcohol during the 20s prohibition. To help several affections like cancer, indigestion or depression among others.