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TIL Mary Poppins was shot entirely indoors.

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VMb4Z TIL that the Russian Orthodox Church venerates St. Seraphim of Sarov as the patron saint of the Russian Federation's nuclear weapons
JYPOl TIL scientists put slime mold over a map of Tokyo, with food used to represent urban areas, after a day the mold created a network nearly identical to Tokyo's rail network. Which was designed to be as efficient as possible, the slime mold did the same, but without a brain.
OoXwg TIL: Portland, Oregon was nearly called Boston, Oregon. All because of a coin flip.
oRYe7 TIL about myco-architecture--an ongoing project at NASA ARC to prototype fungi that would grow into usable habitats on Mars. Once fully grown, the fungi would be baked. The project aims to reduce weight carried on rockets when compared to the typically envisaged metal-and-glass buildings.
PYvee TIL that Elton John has been enjoying No 1 hits for over 50 years. Not just performing, but churning out international hits. He is truly an amazing performer.