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TIL the balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade were introduced in 1928 to replace live zoo animals.

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kOnNE TIL nudibranchs (sea slugs) can steal the sting of their prey. They do this my eating the tentacles of a jellyfish for example and storing the stinging cells for later use.
wLav7 The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started running in Iceland
nWe89 TIL about the Poison Fire Coral (Podostroma cornu-damae) a deadly fungus that's toxins can be absorbed by the skin and cause your skin to peel away. It has been found outside of where it was thought to only exist.
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GDA1 TIL that radiotrophic fungi exist which can transform gamma radiation into chemical energy. They were found inside the Chernobyl nuclear plant.