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TIL that there is a species of fungus from the Amazon that feeds on plastic. It can live on plastic alone, and can do so without oxygen, potentially leading to new techniques for bioremediation.

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jX8E TIL In 1954 a fifteen year old told his parents he was going to school, but then rode his bike 700 miles in a week from D.C. to Atlanta because he was “homesick for Dixie and his grandmother’s fried chicken”.
w601 TIL that the Boeing factory in Washington is so big that when it was first built clouds formed near the ceiling.
EgYmX TIL of Caratacus who held off the Romans for ten years, using hit and run tactics. Finally he was betrayed and taken prisoner by the Romans, but gave such an eloquent speech, that Emperor Claudius set him free.
Yr6A TIL Cats ‘play’ with their prey to ensure that the prey is weak enough to be killed without endangering the cat.
ZWMG TIL The woman with the record of most children birthed had 16 twins, 7 triplets, and 4 quadruplets for a total of 69 children in the span of 40 years. The father then went on to have 6 more twins and 2 more triplets with another woman, fathering a total of 87 children.