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TIL In 2019 a Japanese University student studying ninja history turned in an essay written in invisible ink. The words only became visible when the paper was heated over a gas stove. Her professor without even revealing the whole essay gave her an A.

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xV0P1 TIL that despite describing objects with completely opposing purposes, the words "dike" and "ditch" both come from the same root word.
0wOgM TIL in 2019 researchers studied DNA samples from Loch Ness and ruled out the presence of the large animals that are commonly said to have been behind the monster sightings. However, the researchers did not discount the possibility that the sighted animal was a big eel.
5YN5Q TIL Truman Capote wanted Marilyn Monroe to play the film lead role as Holly Golightly in "Breakfast at Tiffany's", but producers instead cast Audrey Hepburn because they feared Monroe would complicate the production. Capote later said the producers "double-crossed me in every way and cast Audrey".
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5YYjQ Mycelium — the hidden root of mushrooms — is incredibly strong and can withstand a lot of compression and tension. Most materials are only strong from one direction. But mycology materials are tough from all directions and can absorb a lot of force without breaking. So it can withstand as much weight as a brick, but won’t shatter when you drop it or when it experiences a hard impact, said Travaglini.