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TIL ringworm is caused by the same type of fungi (dermatophytes) as ones for athlete's foot

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Wkpn9 TIL that scientists discovered sharks that are living in an active underwater volcano. Divers cannot investigate because they would get burns from the acidity and heat.
X0AKR TIL that Angelina Jolie once tried to hire a hitman to kill her, because she felt that a murder would be easier on her family than her committing suicide. The would-be-hitman talked her out of it by asking her to wait a month.
5bD8 TIL the Met houses a D20 (20 sided gaming die) from around 300 BC
4kMJR TIL The fist bump originated in the US in the 1970s likely as an imitation of 2 boxers bumping gloves before a match. The first fist bump recorded in Australia was in 1990 between two opening batsmen, Mick Tyler and Bob Minney. From there it spread world wide and became popular among all athletes.
995G TIL In 2006 casino mogul Steve Wynn was set to conduct the largest art transaction in history by selling Picasso’s Le Rêve for $139 million. The day before the transaction was set to take place Wynn accidentally stuck his elbow through the painting.