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TIL Collodictyon is an extremely ancient and rare microorganism which is not closely related to any known kingdom of life.

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gMv8 TIL there is a sea slug that can eat algae and gain the ability to photosynthesize, so it never has to find food again for the rest of its life cycle.
pYMGQ TIL that mafaldine pasta was named after Princess Mafalda of Savoy, who was imprisoned during World War Il at the Buchenwald concentration camp, where she died.
neLPY TIL there is an Indian shot-for-shot remake of 24
mG6p TIL the name of the country Bhutan translates to “The Land of Dragons“, the Bhutanese people call themselves translated “Dragon People“ and the head of state of Bhutan is the “Dragon King“
1a1E7 TIL that Yanardag - a stallion owned by the former President of Turkmenistan - has a lifelike deciption as the central figure on the coat of arms of Turkmenistan, is often featured in newspaper and magazine articles, and has a monument in Turkmenistan's capital