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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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jXwp TIL a man aspiring to become a lawyer was denied admission to the New York bar because his student debt exceeded $400,000. Five appellate judges concluded his payments had been too meager to date and thus he had not “established the character and general fitness requisite for an attorney”.
R5Kx4 TIL Coca-Cola still produces $3 billion worth of pure cocaine per year and sells it to opioid manufacturers
Wevd TIL: Of men seeking help from police for Physical Violence, Rape, or Stalking by Intimate Partner, 21% felt it was helpful, 17.8% somewhat helpful, 13.1% a little helpful, and 52% not at all helpful
yVZ8v TIL that sharks do not produce sounds. Out of the 400-500 species, no organ capable of producing sound has ever been found.
0dMe1 TIL the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police place undercover sky marshals on every Canadian flight to Ronald Regan Washington National Airport