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TIL that the largest organism on Earth known to man is a fungus which is thousands of years old, in Oregon.

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Wg9 TIL: That atheists buried in the Arlington National Cemetery get an atom on their headstone instead of a cross.
w7V1 TIL Alligators killed 3 people in the U.S in 2015, including a 22yr old burglar, and a 28yr old who’s final recorded words were “Fuck the alligators”
neW4P TIL that the title for the Xbox game Grabbed by the Ghoulies was inspired by British slang for testicles.
lep7 TIL A terrorist attack plan, using an explosive-laden belt in Moscow, on New Years was foiled when a Spam-Text was sent to the cell phone that triggers the bomb. The text was sent two hours early by the cell phone provider saying, “Happy New Years”.
MeMp0 TIL: Rik Mayall was cast as Peeves in the first Harry Potter film but his scenes were cut because the child actors were always laughing too hard in the background.