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TIL that there's a Fungi that absorbs radiation and is feeding on the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant.

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7rX7r TIL there is a scientifically "correct" way to cut a cake, by taking rectangular slices out of the middle so that you can push the two halves back together and not leave any inner portions exposed to dry out overnight.
9YlAp TIL The Emperor's New Groove was originally intended to be a musical epic similar to the Lion King titled Kingdom of the Sun, but after bad test screenings, the poor box office performance of Pocahontas, and creative differences between the directors, it was made into a light comedy
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6j0Y TIL in 2011 a bishop watched a television interview with Boy George, and discovered that an 18th century stolen Cypriot icon was hanging in the singer’s living room. Boy George immediately agreed to return the artefact and received a gift in return.
Apj4 TIL one of the fastest speeds ever achieved on the German Autobahn was 432kph (268mph) in a Mercedes-Benz W125, in the year 1938.