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TIL when presented with nutrients arranged in the pattern of Japanese cities around Tokyo, brainless, single-celled slime molds construct networks of nutrient-channeling tubes that are strikingly similar to the layout of the Japanese rail system

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rRj60 TIL Switzerland has 7 simultaneous "presidents", each with equal power. Every year they rotate control of 7 federal depts & who acts as "head of state" (e.g. when dealing with other countries). They come from various parties — right now it's 2 conservatives, 2 liberals, 2 socialists, and a centrist
OGoY7 TIL The person who voiced the iconic whispered line of, "If you Build It, He Will Come", in the 1989 film, "Field of Dreams", has never been confirmed.
JYb04 TIL That Broadway Street was called the Wickquasgeck trail in the Native American era.
Oo9y4 TIL that horses’ heights are usually measured in “hands” instead of “feet”
d8wYQ TIL the 12 days of Christmas actually start with Christmas Day instead of leading up to it