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TIL that Gregor Mendel, the founder of modern genetics, may have falsified data in his famous pea experiment in order to better correspond with his expectations.

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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.
QNZvX TIL about the 1998 Cavalese cable car crash. 20 people in a cable car were killed by US pilots flying too low. They were found not guilty, but later dismissed for having destroyed evidence.
1vyO T.I.L. That mafia boss Joe Columbo had the final say of what would be shot for the Godfather movie. He met his death when he was gunned down by an African-American triggerman named Jerome Johnson, at the same time the final scene was being filmed a few blocks away.
9w5r7 TIL that Fox took video game clips from YouTube to use in an episode of Family Guy and after airing, Fox's automatic search robots accidentally flagged the original clips with a copyright claim and the videos were taken down. The videos were later restored when the mistake was pointed out.
DMg TIL that clocks today move clockwise because sundials were first used in the Northern Hemisphere.