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TIL that sloths have algae, fungi, moths and insects growing in their hair. Some of the fungal strains are showing uses in treatment for malaria, chagas disease and even breast cancer.

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opYR Til an earthquake can have a negative magnitude
WgkX TIL the difference between disc and disk. Disc refers to optical media(Blu-ray, CD, DVD, etc), and disk refers to magnetic media(floppy disk, hard disk, etc).
7rg9M TIL that within a month of opening her pediatric clinic, Dr. Kathleen Holland experienced six cases of children stopping breathing during their visit, one of whom died. One of her nurses had been administering dangerous injections to them, and was in fact a serial killer, unbeknownst to Dr. Holland.
ADGra TIL: fossilized vomit is thing and it's called regurgitalite
dDyNE TIL that Rudolf Nureyev's grave in a Paris cemetery is draped with a beautiful, realistic mosaic of an oriental Kilim rug, in order to reflect the ballet dancer's life-long love of textiles and antiques.