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TIL the world's largest organism is a fungus.

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loJaK TIL in Japanese department stores, the staff will offer to put a plastic cover on your shopping bag when it rains. All of the staff knows it is raining outside without looking is because of a special BGM played only when it rains.
KOYWw TIL Java is the most populated island in the world with over 140 million people. The population of Java accounts for ~57% of the population of Indonesia, which is the 4th most populous country in the world.
N5jb TIL that spiked dog collars were invented in ancient Greece and were originally designed to protect the dogs throat from wolf attacks
vjmj TIL a Philadelphia teen fell 5 stories while exploring an abandoned hotel with his friends breaking nearly every bone in his body. 8 weeks later he was back home and back to living a normal life.
6EvX7 TIL the city of Snowflake, Arizona is not named after actual snowflakes but for its founders Erastus Snow and William Flake