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TIL fungi that feed on radiation have developed in the Chernobyl area.

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e0P0E TIL that Mercury is the closest planet to Earth and to every other planet in the solar system most of the time.
loDoK TIL Mt. Rushmore was traditionally known as the Six Grandfathers (Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe). Named by Lakota medicine man after a vision of the six sacred directions: west, east, north, south, above, and below; said to represent kindness and love, full of years and wisdom, like human grandfathers.
9wLPM TIL that asteroid PT5 will be the mini-moon from Sept 29th - Nov '24
VjgZ TIL there is an 1986 episode of Twilight Zone directed by Wes Craven and written by George R.R. Martin
QJbDL TIL "Nearly 75 percent of all aluminum ever produced is still in use today" due to recycling